Old Pulteney Distillery
Wick, Highlands, Scotland · established 1826
- Owner
- Inver House Distillers (ThaiBev)
- Stills
- Wash still with flat top and boil ball
- Water
- Loch Hempriggs
- House style
- 'The Maritime Malt' — brine, honey, citrus
- Peat
- 0 PPM — Unpeated
The story
Built for Wick's herring boom, when the town was dry-ish by law for decades (1922–1947 prohibition in Wick).
Tours
- Distillery tour — Pair with a drive to John o' Groats
Around Old Pulteney
- Wick Heritage Museum (History) — Herring-boom history
- Castle Sinclair Girnigoe (History) — Clifftop ruin
Official site: oldpulteney.com