Old Pulteney Single Malt Scotch Whisky has unveiled a rare airport exclusive, Old Pulteney 1990 single cask, chosen and bottled specially to celebrate Glasgow Airport’s 50th anniversary this summer.
Only 150 specially packaged bottles of this exceptional single malt will be made exclusively available at the airport’s World of Whiskies store from the 27th June.
Bottled in 70cl at 58.9% ABV, this rare liquid is drawn from a single second fill ex-bourbon cask (no 441) which was laid down to mature in 1990. The cask was handpicked earlier this year by a team from World Duty Free and Glasgow Airport during a visit to Inver House Distillers near Glasgow.
Neither chill-filtered nor coloured and amber in appearance, the single malt is deliciously sweet and rounded with mature notes of dark chocolate and toffee, fragrant spices and an autumnal, herbal undertone. The finish is warming and long.
The celebratory expression, which will retail at £229.00, will be presented in a traditional cream canvas sailing bag, printed with Glasgow Airport’s 50th anniversary logo. There will be a dedicated display of the actual cask at Glasgow Airport for the month of July. The bespoke packaging pays homage to Old Pulteney’s rich seafaring heritage, which gives the whisky its identity as ‘The Maritime Malt.’
Old Pulteney has been acclaimed for its excellence many times over. Only recently its 1989 Vintage was named Whisky Magazine’s ‘World’s Best Single Malt’, whilst its 21 Year Old Single Malt was nominated ‘World Whisky of the Year 2012’ in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible.
Founded in 1826 at the height of Wick’s herring boom, Pulteney Distillery is one of the most northerly distilleries on the Scottish mainland. A long-held favourite for whisky enthusiasts, many say they can taste a faint hint of the sea in Old Pulteney thanks to the Distillery’s windswept location and close proximity to the North Sea.
