Hi everyone,
Pittyvaich is quite a rarity these days. The place only ran from 1974 to 1993 and is well known for being one of those distilleries that everyone is glad is closed. Apparently the stuff wasn’t great… The distillery was actually built to supply generic malt for the Bell’s blend, so you can see why.
I wouldn’t know much about all that, having never tasted one so when I spied a bottle at Bristol Whisky Lounge (Thanks to Colin Dunn for the taste), I gave it a go.
Pittyvaich 25 49.9%
Colour: Gold
Body: Medium/Full
Nose: Quite light and delicate. Fresh green apple, musty oak, a little soap, floral with dried flowers, deodorant- that horrible Lynx chocolate stuff to be exact.
Taste: Sharp arrival with lime and lemon juice, sour, then lots of chocolate, lots of oak, praline and sour oak, bitter almond and a weird green note, green sappy oak?
Finish: Long length. Chocolate soap, more Lynx chocolate deodorant.
1989 from Diageo’s Special Releases. A unique one for sure but the weird soapy notes drag this one into bad funky territory.
67/100
Thanks for reading!
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