Old Pulteney Miniature Collection 12 Year Old, Liqueur, 1982 Cask Strength 15cl

The Old Pulteney Miniature Collection contains three bottles:

1 x Old Pulteney 12 Year Old, 5cl, 40% ABV

1 x Old Pulteney Liqueur, 5cl, 30% ABV

1 x Old Pulteney 1982 Cask Strength, 5cl, 58.2% ABV

Old Pulteney distillery was founded in Wick in 1826 and was for many years the most northerly distillery on the Scottish mainland. Built during the town's 'herring boom', the distillery was only accessible by sea; with barley shipped in and whisky shipped out, many of the distillery workers were also herring fishermen. With over 7000 workers arriving in the town each day during herring season (and 500 gallons of whisky consumed per day!), Wick became a lawless place. Troops and gunboats were called in to keep the peace and the sale of alcohol was prohibited, a ban which lasted until 1947.

This lot comes from the extensive collection of a Merseyside collector who began his hobby with bottles bought for guests as digestifs at private dinner parties in the early 1970s. His interest led to him advertising in the UK national newspapers, and buying and selling bottles as far afield as Australia, America and Ireland, with his last significant addition being a collection he purchased from Stoke On Trent in 1984.

This Old Pulteney Miniature Collection sold at our online auction for £24