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12th October 2009 |
 Pittyvaich
20 Year Old
One of Diageo's 2009 Special Releases,
this
Pittyvaich 20 year old single malt
Speyside Scotch whisky produced in the
Pittyvaich distillery which sadly closed in 1983.
Pittyvaich has rarely been available and
even then usually in a heavily sherried
style, this year's 20 year old bottling
comes from refill American Oak which
reveals this closed distillery's true
spirit character.
It was distilled in 1989 then aged for
20
years in refill American Oak casks and
then bottled in 2009 at its natural cask
strength of 57.5% ABV.
It is a limited edition of only
6000 individually numbered bottles and has a RRP of £115.
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Pittyvaich 20 Year Old Tasting Notes
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Appearance:
Pale Gold. Light beading.
Nose:
Green, olive-oily then immediately
fruity (oranges, white peaches), but
soon develops a milk chocolate note. As
it begins to open there’s a fleeting,
mineral aroma, which adds a racy air,
before it settles down as orange cream
filling in milk chocolate or perhaps
angelica cake decoration. Water improves
things significantly, raising the
mineral note again – grassy, and fresh
cut grass at that - then introduces a
fruity note, suggesting pineapple or
green apple.
Body:
Light to medium.
Taste:
Appetising. There’s plenty of crisp,
clean grassiness on show here. Sweet,
but also slightly sharp (crisp green
apples, surprising in such a
long-matured malt). Again water helps,
making it all clean, fresh and acidic,
with a surprising trace of salt. At its
heart, the mineral taste dominates. Very
slightly oily.
Finish:
Short to medium, then warming.
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Diageo Special Releases Availability
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Diageo Special Releases will be on sale in some 15 markets in North America
and Europe, but not all markets will
have all
9 products. Also available in selected
global duty free outlets.
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