Old Pulteney 32 yo 1985 / 2017 #202 Edinburgh Airport 51%

Evocative of fishing harbours in full swing. Saltwater, damp sackcloth, muddied ropes on soaked wood showing slight rot, white smoke, brined olives – really salty to be honest, with seasoaked woolen sweaters and an old bouquet left in the cabin, a token of solid ground. Buttered fish pie and warm beer, fizzy with half a lime, and eucalyptus rub. Pulteney is always old school. A grumpy old sailor unhappy with sea legs on ground that doesn’t sway. Here’s just a bit more floral wilt than can be tolerated in the finish leads me to rate a 87 pts