Now this is a rare offering indeed. Pittyvaich 1976 Vintage. 26 Year Old. Single Cask.
This is a single cask Pittyvaich 1976 Vintage, 26 Year Old that was bottled by Signatory Vintage in 2003.
The whisky was distilled on the 27th August 1976 and spent 26 years maturing in a single cask (cask no. 10232), before being bottled on the 24th July 2003.
This release was limited to just 311 bottles (this is bottle number 119) and was bottled at 43% abv.
Our Tasting Notes:
Nose: Elderflower cordial. Hot sand. Stoneware. Wet clay. A spring walk through a meadow. Hay bales. Slightly herbaceous but think of dry herbs as opposed to green ones.
Palate: Honeydew melon. Granola. Red apples. Pineapple. Green pepper note.Tough leather.
Finish: Grapefruit. Vanilla ice cream. Oak spice. Manuka honey to finish.
Pittyvaich Distillery – Closed
Beginning production in 1975, Pittyvaich is perhaps the shortest lived Speyside distillery of all time – lasting just 18 years before closing in 1993. Operating inside a large shed, the distillery was situated in very near proximity to Dufftown distillery.
Pittyvaich was built in order to help with the blending requirements of Bell’s, which was at that time the top selling blend in the UK.
Despite surviving the 1980s whisky loch, Pittyvaich was eventually deemed surplus to requirements by new owners United Distillers (now Diageo) and was closed in 1993 before being entirely demolished in 2002.
Pittyvaich was only ever once officially bottled during its lifetime – a 12 year old released under the Flora & Fauna range. This ‘core range’ official bottling lasted from 1991 until the distillery closed in 1993.
Now this is a rare offering indeed. Pittyvaich 1976 Vintage. 26 Year Old. Single Cask.
This is a single cask Pittyvaich 1976 Vintage, 26 Year Old that was bottled by Signatory Vintage in 2003.
The whisky was distilled on the 27th August 1976 and spent 26 years maturing in a single cask (cask no. 10232), before being bottled on the 24th July 2003.
This release was limited to just 311 bottles (this is bottle number 119) and was bottled at 43% abv.
Our Tasting Notes:
Nose: Elderflower cordial. Hot sand. Stoneware. Wet clay. A spring walk through a meadow. Hay bales. Slightly herbaceous but think of dry herbs as opposed to green ones.
Palate: Honeydew melon. Granola. Red apples. Pineapple. Green pepper note.Tough leather.
Finish: Grapefruit. Vanilla ice cream. Oak spice. Manuka honey to finish.
Pittyvaich Distillery – Closed
Beginning production in 1975, Pittyvaich is perhaps the shortest lived Speyside distillery of all time – lasting just 18 years before closing in 1993. Operating inside a large shed, the distillery was situated in very near proximity to Dufftown distillery.
Pittyvaich was built in order to help with the blending requirements of Bell’s, which was at that time the top selling blend in the UK.
Despite surviving the 1980s whisky loch, Pittyvaich was eventually deemed surplus to requirements by new owners United Distillers (now Diageo) and was closed in 1993 before being entirely demolished in 2002.
Pittyvaich was only ever once officially bottled during its lifetime – a 12 year old released under the Flora & Fauna range. This ‘core range’ official bottling lasted from 1991 until the distillery closed in 1993.
