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SMWS 52.50: Old Pulteney

“Saltwater symphony” · Past release, no longer on sale

Sold outAug 2025

52.50

Saltwater symphony

SMWS regionHighland

Age11 years

ABV55.7%

Cask1st fill ex-bourbon barrel

SpiritMalt Whisky

Distillery from SMWS code 52
DistilleryOld Pulteney
RegionHighland

In short · Old Pulteney (Highland), 11 years.

“The nose gave individual Panel members suggestions of apple turnover, clover honey and candle wax, but we all got onshore sea breezes, oilskins, crab claws and fishing…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

£68.50View on SMWS

SMWS 52.50 is a single cask of Old Pulteney, in the Highland region, 11 years old, bottled at 55.7%, released in the Aug 2025 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 52.x is from Old Pulteney.

How the price compares

At £68.50, this 11-year-old cost more than 1 of the 3 Old Pulteney bottlings aged 10–12 released 2023–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £64.20 to £79, with a median of £68.

Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Old Pulteney

In Pulteneytown, the herring quarter of Wick, Pulteney was founded in 1826 and for decades could be reached easily only by sea: barley came in by boat and whisky left the same way, and many of its men also fished. Its water still runs down a lade built by Thomas Telford from Loch Hempriggs. Sea air is credited for the spirit's briny, honeyed, gently oily character. Inver House's.

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