This elusive 1989 Pittyvaich from the last remaining stocks is the primary ever to be finished in first-fill ex-bourbon casks. This finely crafted finishing has brought an exotic, wealthy vanilla sweetness to the sunshine, creamy, fruity aromas and flavours of a less widely recognized Speyside gem, until now familiar only to a knowledgeable few.
A ‘ghost’ distillery that worked for only 18 years before falling victim to industry consolidation in 1993, the buildings of Pittyvaich have long since vanished. Its dwindling stock is as rarely sighted nowadays as the shy capercaillie, a bird infrequently spotted in Scottish pine forests.
Aromas of sweet oak, delicate ripe fruitiness and dried flowers leap from the glass. The feel is soft and silky, the sweet taste wealthy in notes of vanilla that perfectly match the classic green, creamy and fruity distillery character. It becomes drying within the development, at the same time as the sleek, warming finish closes with a final sweet flourish.
A very rare long-aged release of only 7,056 bottles from a closed distillery.

Pittyvaich (silent) Whisky
Cardboard Tube
70cl Standard
50.8% ABV
Produced in Scotland