Pittyvaich

Pittyvaich 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2004-2006) 70cl

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Pittyvaich 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2004-2006) 70cl Whisky from a ghost distillery that is no longer being produced United Distillers started the F&F...

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Pittyvaich 12 Year Old Flora and Fauna Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2004-2006) 70cl

Whisky from a ghost distillery that is no longer being produced

United Distillers started the F&F series in 1992 consisting of 26 different single malts. Originally the range did not have a name. However the late whisky writer Michael Jackson nicknamed it the "Flora and Fauna" because of the various depictions on the labels. The name has stuck, and is known worldwide as Flora and Fauna.

TASTING NOTES

The nose is full and robust with a silken smoothness. There are notes of spicy warmth from the oak, a touch of smoke with kippers and mocchaccino and notes of cereal and malted barley. The palate is quite full and dry. There are notes of oily nuts and dark chocolate and espresso beans. Hints of smoke with cereal notes and developing oak. The finish is tannic and long and full in the mouth.

About Pittyvaich

Originally built to aid demand for Bell's blended whisky, Pittyvaich sadly grew surplus to requirements.

Not commonly seen, Pittyvaich shows an estery top note which rise above the classic Bell’s ‘nutty-spicy’ house style. It was bottled – from Sherry cask – as part of the Flora & Fauna range while there are occasional bottlings from Diageo’s annual Special Release programme.

Pittyvach was a utilitarian-looking distillery which was built for purely commercial purposes and was Arthur Bell & Sons’ response to the sudden leap in the brand’s fortunes in the 1970s when it became Britain’s top-selling blend and anything seemed possible.

The firm already ran the Dufftown distillery and so in 1975 erected a shed next door and installed two – eventually four – stills inside. Bell’s was bought by Guinness in 1985, with the latter firm going on to controversially purchase DCL the year after to form United Distillers. A period of rationalisation of distilling capacity followed and Pittyvaich was considered as surplus to requirements. It closed in 1993 and was demolished in 2002.

43% ABV

70cl
Country Scotland
Region Highlands
Whiskey style Single malt
Whiskey variety Scotch
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