About Pulteney

In Wick, Caithness, a Highland region of Scotland, the Pulteney Distillery is a malt whisky manufacturing and maturation facility. The distillery includes a tourist center in Huddart Street and makes Old Pulteney single malt whiskey in a variety of ages. Sir William Pulteney, after whom Pulteneytown is called, founded the distillery in 1826. He passed away in 1805. When it was founded, the distillery was the furthest north on the Scottish mainland (Wolfburn Distillery in Thurso has since supplanted it), and it was almost unreachable unless by water. Sea transport was used to bring in the barley and to transport the whiskey. Many distillery employees also worked as fishers. Although Wick's herring fishing business is no longer an integral part of everyday life, the distillery is still in operation and continues to produce one of the best Highland single malts on the market. The whisky's aging in sea air is thought to have given it certain qualities. Following the local parish's enforcement of prohibition laws, the distillery closed in 1930 due to dwindling business. It reopened in 1951 after the vote was overturned and the legislation was repealed. Inver House Distillers presently owns it. Thomas Telford built an ancient mill, which is used at the Pulteney site. Three or four kilometers to the south, a grain mill is said to have been powered by this stream, which emerges from Loch Hempriggs.

Pulteney Whiskies

old pulteney 15 year old

Old Pulteney 15 Year Old


old pulteney 18 year old

Old Pulteney 18 Year Old


Old Pulteney 25 Year Old

Old Pulteney 25 Year Old


old pulteney 12 year old

Old Pulteney 12 Year Old


Pulteney 13 Year Old 2008 (cask 8) - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)

Pulteney 13 Year Old 2008 (Cask 8) Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)


Old Pulteney Huddart

Old Pulteney Huddart


Pulteney 2005 (bottled 2016) - The MacPhail's Collection (Gordon & MacPhail)

Pulteney 2005 (Bottled 2016) The Macphail's Collection (Gordon & Macphail)


Old Pulteney 33 Year Old 1983 Sherry Cask

Old Pulteney 33 Year Old 1983 Sherry Cask


Pulteney 19 Year Old 2002 (cask 18987)  - Old Malt Cask (Hunter Laing)

Pulteney 19 Year Old 2002 (Cask 18987) Old Malt Cask (Hunter Laing)


Pulteney 14 Year Old 2008 (cask 9) - Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)

Pulteney 14 Year Old 2008 (Cask 9) Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)


Old Pulteney Flotilla 10 Years Old

Old Pulteney Flotilla 10 Years Old


Old Pulteney Pineau des Charentes - Coastal Series (The Maritime Malt)

Old Pulteney Pineau Des Charentes Coastal Series (The Maritime Malt)


old pulteney 17 year old

Old Pulteney 17 Year Old


Old Pulteney 10 Years Old Traveller’s Exclusive

Old Pulteney 10 Years Old Traveller’s Exclusive


Old Pulteney 2006 Vintage

Old Pulteney 2006 Vintage


pulteney 11 year old 2011 - strictly limited (càrn mòr)

Pulteney 11 Year Old 2011 Strictly Limited (Càrn Mòr)


old pulteney 16 year old

Old Pulteney 16 Year Old


pulteney 15 year old 2007 (cask 700721) - woodrow's of edinburgh

Pulteney 15 Year Old 2007 (Cask 700721) Woodrow's Of Edinburgh