Pittyvaich 30 Year Old - 2020 - Special Releases - Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Pittyvaich 30 Year Old - 2020 Special Releases - Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

Introduced as part of the 2020 Special Release series, this bottling has existed longer than the distillery did. Established in 1975 and closed in 1993.

Matured in refill and finished in first-fill ex-bourbon casks deeming only 7056 bottles worldwide.

This elusive 1989 Pittyvaich from the last remaining stocks is the first ever to be finished in first-fill ex-bourbon casks. This finely crafted finishing has brought an exotic, rich vanilla sweetness to the light, creamy, fruity aromas and flavours of a less well known Speyside gem, until now familiar only to a knowledgeable few.

Its dwindling stock is as rarely sighted today as the shy capercaillie, a bird occasionally spotted in Scottish pine forests.

Nose: Mellow in feel and slightly drying, with no prickle, leaving an unctuous fruity-oily first impression. The rich top notes suggest a salad of ripe tropical fruits; pear, papaya, pineapple and banana, sitting on a green base of fragrant oil or tropical forest foliage. Unusually, a drop of water increases all of these aromas.

Body: Medium.

Palate: At natural strength lightly oily and very smooth in texture, mouth-filling and lightly mouth-drying. The taste is rich and creamy vanilla-sweet overall, with some balancing fruity acidity, drying lightly in the finish. Easy to enjoy straight at this strength. Water, not too much, makes it smoother and sweeter still.

Finish: Quite short, sweet and smooth, and lightly drying, with a lingering spicy warmth. With water, smooth and sweet still, and just gently spicy at the end.

Official Tasting Notes.