Highland Whisky Festival – Old Pulteney
Last week saw the very first Highland Whisky Festival take place, and I was lucky enough to be invited to the Old Pulteney Distillery in Wick for their day. The festival featured events at Wolfburn, Old Pulteney, Clynelish, Balblair, Glenmorangie, Dalmore, Glen Ord and Tomatin distilleries.
The Old Pulteney event was fantastic, and I cannot speak highly enough of the experience everyone received, with manager Malcolm and his staff making sure everyone went away raving about the great experience they had. There’s no doubt this festival will now grow and become hugely successful.
The amazing whiskies included in the masterclass session had my mouth watering, and the attendees certainly got more than value for money. Some spectacular drams in there – did I have a taste of any? Obviously for research purposes I had to. One particularly rare dram was probably the finest drink I have ever tasted (or smelled).
The afternoon saw Malcolm team up with chef Jak O’Donnell, a regular on tv, to introduce some pairings of food and drink. Interesting seeing how they work together, and can confirm that the food was every bit as nice as the whisky. The venison dish in particular, was amazing.
Wick RBLS Pipe Band were on hand to entertain the visitors
