Whisky Review: Old Pulteney 17 Year Old Whisky

[@SchrodingersEconomy]

Old Pulteney is one of the best out there. Blows the doors off MANY of the "well known" stuff.. try the whole line.

[@JMMurray203]

Yes, please keep forgetting about Old Pulteney everyone! I very much enjoy being able to buy this at lower prices than the popular stuff...

[@hudgensmovie]

So true, 12 year is my ultimate low cost whisky

[@nicholasbirt8474]

This is one of my favorite daily sippers! And I love that I can get it for less than $35!!! Yay

[@thomasbuck303]

Old Pulteney freaking sucks!! Dont waste your money. Stick with Johnnie Walker!

[@donclark4568]

Christopher Hudgens too late the 21 was whiskey of the year in Jim Murray’s bible in 2012

[@williamdavelaar]

Already stocking up after this episode.

[@TheOriginalRaster]

Awesome review! One of my all time favorite Single Malt is Old Pulteney 12 year old. Shopping at Liquor stores here in Vermont, and in neighboring New Hampshire I've only had access to the 12 year old and I imagine I would be a true fan of the 17 year old that you are reviewing. There's something great about Old Pulteney... My journey in whisky started in 2015 and I have purchased probably 80+ Single Malt products and yet Old Pulteney is one of my favorites out of everything I've been able to try. Other than the O.P. I am known as a Highland park HO! You guys are great! Cheers!

[@whiskeygolfer3028]

Idea for a Daniel month. A tribe episode where you bring us to liquor store to show us how to by whiskey. And the shenanigan/punishment at the end is Rex has to buy all the whiskey.

[@Crazt]

I want a blind taste test.

[@whiskeygolfer3028]

I just want to see them in a liquor store with a bunch of whiskeys and when it comes time to pay Daniel says Rex I forgot my wallet.

[@johnohlhausen2741]

So Daniel pats himself down and goes. "C@#p I forgot my wallet." Like every guy who doesn't want to pay for a date. ;)

[@ericjones6596]

Nice to see this one getting some love! Old Pulteney 17 is my all time favorite scotch. I love that salt in the nose, and the way the sea air infuses itself into the scotch. Was lucky enough to visit the distillery, but was there during the bottling season, so I couldn't tour the distillery itself. They have a lovely visotor center, though, and the young lady working on the day we were there was super friendly. Sampled the 12, 17, 21, and Stroma, a liqueur they produce.

[@markhelfrich7238]

One of your best episodes so far MB's. Perfect balance of tasting notes, that whisky tasting is subjective, anecdotes, shenanigans and Rex bullshitting about his superior senses. Old Pulteney 17 is now on the wishlist!

[@badasspuppy]

OP is one of my favorites. Top 3 for sure. It's so welcoming. Reminds me of fresh air on rainy day in a rocky beach.

[@WhiskyCanuck]

One of the big takeaways I had from the first time I had OP17 was the oiliness, the texture made it so unique to me.

[@timburrowes8397]

So I tried Laphraiog 10 yr last week, my first exposure to one of the more “challenging” whiskies. Most of my experience to this point has been bourbons, American whisky, and Jamison, so pretty tame stuff, in the grand scheme of things. I won’t say that I enjoyed the Laphraiog, but it was a tasting revelation, in that, up until now, most of my whisky tasting resulted in varying degrees of sweet alcohol burn, while I could really differentiate several notes in the scotch. Not only that, but the flavors stuck with me for the rest of the day, and other smells and tastes would take me back. Anyways, thanks for continuing to produce this fantastic channel. It makes me want to continue to experience new whiskies and expand my tasting palette even further.

[@SquareViking]

Old Pulteney 17 was the first, to me, special bottle that I cracked open. I opened it the day my wife went to Ireland for her internship at an animation studio, and the day of my grandfather's funeral (last of his generation). I picked it up on a whim after hearing that the 17 and 21 had been discontinued. Got two of each with the first 21 standing open in my cabinet. Also, just finished dry week, thank you guys for a great idea.

[@thewhiskycouch7886]

OP what a magnificent distillery with such a rich history. Great review! Cheers 😊🥃!!

[@maltymission]

it's my favorite sub 100 bucks whisky, but the 17 is sadly discontinued. I believe it's matured in bourbon casks and finished in sherry casks, and indeed a wonderfull delicate yet very well balanced salty sweet, nutty whisky

[@thespiritmonkey9956]

The Spirit Monk[e]y is currently enjoying Old Pulteney Navigator. The Spirit Monk[e]y is pleased.

[@beatingcancer1180]

My favourite whisky. Glad you like it :)

[@shadowwolf249]

Old Pulteney 17 is on the Northwestern coast of scotland. The barrel house is on the coast where the distiller contributes to the salt in the flavor. I believe that the 17 year is a well round scotch. Sweet, salty, with a nice extended finish. I get salted Carmel when sip the old Pulteney 17. I would say fore sure one of my top picks.

[@tldhthompson]

shadowwolf249 It is actually on the NorthEASTern coast - used to be the furthest North on mainland. Cheers.

[@Amanda-se9rq]

I'm so happy y'all reviewed this whiskey! I love OP so much and think its pretty underrated...

[@thomasbuck303]

OP 17 and 21 are a couple of my most treasured whiskies.

[@danw1086]

Sorry to break it to you but they've both been discontinued by Old Pulteney. The range is now 15, 18, 25. 15 is affordable. 18 is very expensive for its age, 50% price increase on the 17. The 25 is crazy expensive. Retails for £350 a bottle in the UK.

[@katepynn]

Wick was known as the “city of silver and gold”.... silver was the herring and gold was Old Pulteney.

[@robertmason2311]

Absolutely love this stuff, back-to-back against the 12 really highlights the complexity of the 17 for me. Such a shame they have stopped making it and prices are creeping up :(

[@Mose2305]

Excellent review again gentlemen on the Old Pultney 17, the Scotch that brings people to the same conclusion, so a really great entrant in a tasting of a flight of whiskies. I wonder if could put a cask on boat at sea to get some similar notes into the Eleanor bourbon? Cheers to great drams and crazy success!

[@tldhthompson]

Everything Daniel is saying is what i get in the only OP I’ve had - the 12 (i’ve had a few bottles, and it’s one of my favorites). How much better / more complex is this 17 over the 12? Worth the price?

[@michaelporter4533]

Great video, I love this whisky. It's too bad it's been discontinued. Ace Spirits has it in stock online for anyone who can't find it locally.

[@dougwentzel2358]

I feel that if a whiskey is forgetful, then it doesn't matter the taste. Unless the taste is so good you just keep it in stock.

[@acelee632]

I agree with Daniel. Either time or some water brings out the dark fruit notes, but it starts off light and honey/floral

[@teo_marg]

Cheers from Greece guys...you are the best...GREAT REVIEWS!!!

[@archerychamp2]

Couldn't agree more with this one. This whisky came out of nowhere and shocked me with it's complexity and taste. I might be showcasing this at my weddings whisky bar

[@arbhall7572]

Danial it's the advent calendar. All that speyside trained your palette to look past the big notes, you're more attuned to the complexity and gradations. Rex needs to take the same speyside journey to get to the place you're at. Or maybe you two are just different. Great video, thank you all.

[@dmshampton]

OP is similar to Power's Irish Whiskey. Its often forgotten by the mainstream, but because the enthusiasts love it so much the prices are starting to climb a bit.

Shame this was discontinued. Any suggestions for whiskeys with similar profiles?

[@Zodicus]

Hello, you magnificent bastards. I've been watching your brilliant content for a while and a few months ago I began my journey into the lands of Single Malt Scotch with a bottle of Talisker 10, a bottle which I enjoyed every glass of. More recently, I went to Spain on vacation where I had the chance to try Lagavulin and Bruichladdich and loved both of them - especially the Lagavulin. Having tasted two great whiskies and being met with affordable prices at the stores I decided it would be a prime opportunity to begin establishing a whisky bar of my own, and the bottles selected to do so were: Laphroaig 10, Highland Park 12, Glenlivet 12 First Fill and Clynelish 14. All in all, were these good first steps into the path of becoming a magnificent bastard myself? Thank you for the content, the laughs and the guidance in this brand new world of Scotch. PS: If you can't read my username due to KZbin reasons then Seamus Bowen will suffice.

[@deanstone411]

One of my favorite Scotches, such a big difference between the 17yr and 12yr though

[@michaelporter4533]

Yes. And I love the 12. But the 17 is just amazing. I've never had the 21 though, and I hear it's even better.

[@deanstone411]

@@michaelporter4533 Same here, haven't tried the 21 yet. They also have a 35yr and 40yr, doubt I'll ever taste those considering they're $1100 and $2800 respectively.

[@michaelporter4533]

@@deanstone411 Yikes! Yeah, I don't think those will be on my list either!

[@Posterharpua]

idk if it's the camera or what, but my bottle of Old Pulteney (14 year single barrel selection), is a very light yellowish color and yours is 3 years older but far, FAR darker than the juice I have. However, my 14 year barrel pick I have is DELICIOUS.

[@maxphillips8895]

This speaks best to the polarizing effect.....of the subjective nature of whisky tasting! There was no change in either expressed option, based on what the other person satiated! And water created a duality of field reversal. Proving once again, whisky’s singularity!! Thous the wisdom of...”Drink the whisk(e)y you like to drink....the way you like to drink it!”

[@MrJeremySF]

Hi Guys, I'm early in my whiskey journey having recently made the leap from craft beer. I bought a tasting set of sherry cask finished scotches and the first one I tried blew me away... my first peated Scotch ever was a Lagavulin 1998 Distillers Edition. I must have more like this. Maybe it's the lovely PX casks combined with smoke? Help!

[@arcturus8016]

Old Pulteney is great...but the recent change to their offerings has driven up the prices on everything they make. 12yo is one of my favorite highlands as a regular dram, but it's climbed $10 a bottle, and the 17 is discontinued.

[@RomainRiviere]

The northernmost distillery is actually Wolfburn.

[@thewhiskycouch7886]

Roman Rekin agreed 😊🥃

[@roshan081990]

Hey guys... Could you review Oban Little Bay please?

[@kmart5178]

Roshan Lister Lobo would love to see this review as well! Beautiful scotch!

[@Hippo_27]

You guys crack me up. But since when is a $100 bottle of scotch underestimated?

[@thewhiskybowman]

I'm down to my last 4 bottles (and one of them is on its last legs). Pity it was discontinued and replaced by a 15 which is more expensive.

[@crow468]

Damn... How many bottles of this have I purchased? One of my favorites over the years.

[@danw1086]

You guys are a bit lately with this one. OP discontinued the 17 about a year ago. They've replaced it with a 15 and an 18. They massively increased the price of the 18 over the 17 to the point where it's in the 'are you insane? I'm not paying that' territory.

[@danw1086]

@MontalbanJR got 3 bottles of the 17 stashed. Didn't stash any 21. Regret it now

[@johnnyzalami]

@@danw1086 same here :/

[@thewhiskycouch7886]

“The subjectivity of tasting whisky” - great stuff, excellent whisky, for sure!!

[@bocserobert3839]

i find myself paying more and more on each subsequent bottle of whisky, so far the quality followed this ascending path (i read reviews and watch you guys before i spend money) but i am worried that it will never stop getting better and i will have to spend ridiculous amounts. So far my most expensive bottle is a bruichladdich, at about 80$. is there a point of diminishing returns? how much is it per bottle? p. s. i wish i had the confidence to pull off a hoodie/trucker hat/stained t-shirt combo, i need to drink more whisky i presume. great episode!

[@MrRyanCAC]

Daniel I saw that shirt at Kohl's for $15

[@davidgolab9786]

I don’t even drink whiskey but I love these videos!

[@burtbaskett]

Good Morning Bastards. Make sure you join the Facebook group. So much happiness and sharing there.

[@solomon1052]

So what scotch that is mellow and scherried like a macllum 25 but at a reasonable price

[@ryanthewineguy3172]

I might need to add a new bottle to my collection!

[@ElijsDima]

Wolfburn is the wolfmost wulfery on the Scottish wolfland.

[@WhiskyGeek]

Ye olde Pultananey! (glad you dropped your old pronunciation!) Think Wolfburn has now pipped them to the most Northernly mainland distillery up in Thurso. Edit - should have checked comments first, I'm like the 8th person to mention Wolfburn!

[@nathanieldillon3612]

At least on the twelve, that over ripe fruit and honeyed richness always comes off like cantaloupe to me. That coupled with the briny edge leads me to think of salted cantaloupe.

[@chadwallace3598]

What happened to the mooch necklace?

[@jking54544]

Deep Rich Sweetness ... Rex's male stripper name

[@doctorg2571]

Sorry but if you say Old Pulteney 17 is under the radar, underestimate or unexpected, you are only showing your ignorance. Ever since Jim Murray named Old Pulteney 21 as whisky of the year 2012 Old Pultney 17 has been big and well known. It is almost identical to the 21; just has a little less finish than the longest and best finish in the world. Both whiskies were made identically and are bottled at the same strength. The casks used in the more recent bottlings aren’t quite as good as the earlier casks, but the 17 is still a very decent scotch.

[@adamdembiec79]

Rex and Daniel's Budget Adventure....Be excelent to each other!

[@bradleyplace1256]

I'm so tempted to send in a selection of England's supermarket's own brand whiskies for you.

[@KSXIYo]

Do it

[@rossfudd256]

Daniel, I thought this was the bottle shape you were looking for but in green glass for Eleanor.

[@richardarmitage5976]

Ah bugger now I got to buy another scotch .

[@karadordarkraven]

Old Pultney is great, start with the 12!

[@calummackenzie7334]

The bottle shape is based on the still.

[@johncarnahan867]

Not quite sure where else to put this, but I thought you all might find it interesting. I was messing around with a massive database of reviews from Wine Enthusiast and getting respectable results at predicting wine varietal from a reviewer's written description of a wine (via the magic of machine learning). I looked around and found a similar database for whisky reviews, and decided to see if we could discriminate between single malts and blends based off the reviewer's description (and even a few other factors, like price and review score). My model was reaching ~85% accuracy, which is decent. But no matter what parameters I adjusted or how I processed the data, it wouldn't budge from 85%. I did some digging and it turns out 85% of my data is single malt... it just guessed single malt every time and was correct 85% of the time. What this actually means is that, based on the factors outlined above, there is no way to tell if a whisky is a blend or a single malt. You might expect words like "smooth" or "balanced" in the description to be a tip off, but hours of training could find not pattern there. Just another anecdote to bring up when people get a little snobbish about only drinking single malts, etc.

[@alexk3088]

Very interesting. I'm not a snob and I try blends but I don't always see the value in them. And some are maltier than others. I wonder if your algorithm could tell whisky from cognac from rum. It's possible for a reviewer to mention the same notes and yet be talking about completely different spirits. Experience and vocabulary of those reviewers varies wildly. I am having a hard time believing your near 100% results :-) Did you somehow remove the words "malt", "blend" and "grain" from the descriptions before running your logic? It's late, I'm just typing this to come back to it.

[@joesgoodlife]

Is it just me or is Rex quickly going gray?

[@MultiHaggismuncher]

7:55 Mabye a slip of the tongue with Inverness?

[@jeffcoole741]

This is a great scotch, but good luck finding the 17 or 21 year old these days since they’ve both been discontinued.

[@304pdiddy]

What’s the deal with the white Mr. T??

[@caskstrength7629]

And did you guys taste Cinnamon?

[@coltonmorris8631]

Rex I need help. I'm new to the tribe and recently discovered my affinity for whiskey. I need a Daniel and was wondering where you found yours. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

[@PlagueKing_LordFalix]

A little place called Bag End.

[@montyhibdon2143]

Is it BAD that I sometimes take a half ounce shot in the morning...😶 I DONT THINK SO.. 😎🙅🙅

[@PigsandPepper65]

question???? if your allergic to wheat can you drink whiskeys and other alcoholic beverages that are made with it ????

[@PlagueKing_LordFalix]

Answer: ask your doctor.

[@arcturus8016]

Ask your doctor if it's right for you!

[@withusura7945]

I'm just here for the zazzle link for the "scotch whiskey, pride of Ireland" shirt

[@donclark4568]

Ooh been waiting for this one

[@trhoads07]

Rex Rex Rex, don't judge the whisky by the outside packaging. It was funny hearing you judge OP 17 as you are wearing that outfit. 3 color trucker hat, hoodie and the t-shirt with a stain on your belly. We all know how amazing you are and we don't care what you are wearing. Now Daniel needs to keep with the black theme since it works so well for him.

[@Duerr1975]

You guys are killing me. I always look past Old Putney because it seems budget. Are you just seeing if we will now all go.buy this and agree with you? This is suggestive reasoning at best I feel.

[@robertboileau9401]

Wait a minute. Did you guys just do a 100% whisky review episode? Did I miss something?

[@LarryJohnson7]

Awesome video. I am still very green when it comes to finding notes but im learning thanks to you guys. BTW i live 10 minutes from Hiram Walker in Windsor Ontario. You need me to ship something down ?? ;)

[@starface53]

these bottles reminds me of those whiskeys from Pràban na Linne like te bheag and poit dhubh

[@twoflaminmelons3873]

I feel like rex almost always finds dark fruity notes in whiskeys. Interesting how different the things they were finding in OP was

[@ElijsDima]

Yeah, Rex is very much into plums.

[@ElijsDima]

Ah man, Old Pulteney. I tried the "standard" 12yo version, and was.... really disappointed with it. Felt superboring and watery.

[@williamdavelaar]

Was it the 40 or 43 percent?

[@nickdondarrion4384]

I looooooooooooove Old Pulteney 🤤

[@katepynn]

Oh. My. Goodness. Old Pulteney... my most favorite scotch of all times. Every expression - - - deliciousness times a million.

[@axetwogrind]

Agreed! I have only had the 17....and it is a favorite of mine.

[@MrJacob1981]

Rex, you gotta keep the hat man... that seems to fit you well.

[@MichaelMullane]

Rex, the hat dude... It was just watching a mouth move underneath a orange visor for the first 3 minutes of the video.

[@mr.b7229]

If you snort it you might find out that last ingredient

[@Falnky]

Sounds like they've got an idea for the next Whiskey Tribe video!

[@Exane22]

You bastards are costing me too much money, lol. Thanks for all the hard work, gents!

[@thomasbuck303]

Look a wild triceratops!

[@joedentrone872]

March is Daniel month

[@macallanfinerare2552]

Last time I got to Wick by car, I didn´t have a boat at hand...😳

[@pablanche]

There is a 30, and even a... 40 years old Old Pulteney whisky!

[@katepynn]

I have the 40 - - and it is my most favorite thing I have ever tasted in my life. The richness, the character, the depth, the layers.... I was in the Orkney’s when I tasted it for for the first time and it was incredible and the most memorable thing. Spent the money to buy my own bottle - that tells you how insane my experience was.

[@ericjones6596]

And if I ever win the lottery, I will purchase a bottle of the 40, just so I can share it with my scotch loving friends. But were I to try to buy something so expensive, sadly, my wife would kill me.

[@Anarchyinc]

Those Yanni/Laurel taste notes XD

[@rorywingett6143]

daniel says both they way i do "bolth"

[@effingosprey9434]

Play back at .5x speed for a good laugh

[@caskstrength7629]

The 21 is also 👍. But the price is isn't. 🤨

[@joelcrmt]

one from before the DING!, DING!, DING!

[@ansat6747]

Supposedly, the bottle copies the design of the Old Pulteney stills. That, and Rex recognizes this whisky's got a sack. Slàinte!

[@clos2132]

I think Daniel on the next review should just go completely the opposite way in terms of tasting notes and make Rex just completely question his existence lol

[@leeknowlton7303]

$117 A bottle, I'll think about it.

[@bitterandjaded_]

I guess aging whisky in herring barrels never caught on.

[@TheFinnMovies]

bitterandjaded thnx gonna barf now

[@arcturus8016]

Haha... I like Old Pult, but that is some funny shyte! 😂

[@marshalldyck7085]

The som necklace is more and more making me half expect Daniel to release a 90's rap album about whiskey.

[@WhiskeyVault]

Any day now

[@prairiedogs001]

Good job jumping in with your notes before Rex could Daniel. You asserted your somminess with aptitude... Rex, you better bring up your mooch game... You're becoming like the beggar that asks if anyone has a spare mansion they'd like to donate. A true mooch is happy with what they get, even if it's Johnny Walker red. Unless you can truly uphold there mantle of the sommy mooch. But a sommy mooch claims his mantle with pride, he doesn't shy away from his magnitude of depravity. Claim the mantle of sommy mooch or drift into obscurity, the choice is yours... You need a somm amulet made of cardboard hanging from a tubesock necklace. 😉

[@qthemusiq4461]

Imagine the soul being the one somebody sees for the first time.

[@meesternibbles]

And daniel month is quickly shrinking to at best daniel 3 weeks

[@downwindsalmon]

Is the mooch giving the somm a run for his money

[@Isfrael]

Whisky reviews with Daniel, and some weird trucker guy.