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Pittyvaich Cask Strength 28 Year Old, Refill American Oak Hogshead Cask, 2018, 52.1%
Pittyvaich

Pittyvaich Cask Strength 28 Year Old, Refill American Oak Hogshead Cask, 2018, 52.1%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 23
Average Score
Avg 92
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Description

A contender for shortest-lived Speyside distillery, opened by Arthur Bell & Sons in 1975 and operational only until 1993. The distillery was intended to increase provision for the company's blends but its acquisition by Guinness in 1985 eventually saw it deemed surplus to requirements. This 1989 vintage offers drinkers a rare chance to try this whisky, at a superb age, as Pittyvaich is in an almost unique position in that its first official bottling only arrived after the distillery was closed.

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - May 10, 2026SGD 515.96
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Apr 12, 2026SGD 571.20
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Dec 1, 2025SGD 473.67
Cask type
Refill American Oak Hogshead
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
4680
Has box
Yes
Closure
N.A
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Diageo Special Releases 2018
Historical context
Pittyvaich was a short-lived distillery, built in 1974/1975 and closed in 1993, demolished in 2002. This bottling is from a vintage (1989) before its closure.
Special release
Limited Release, Diageo Special Releases
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Initially, it's slightly savory, with salted caramel, walnuts, and spicy raisins. Super malty, with fresh barley, baked apple notes, Custard Cream biscuits, subtle pepper, magnolia flowers, chewy red fruits. Ginger cake and green banana. Herbal, waxy, with a hint of earth; 'post-rain earth' (petrichor), hay, chalk/mineral notes.
Palate
Oily, with pineapple, apple crumble, malt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Really lively with zesty orange juice and hot cinnamon. Cooked apple, almond, coconut and menthol whispers. Medium-bodied but silky smooth, dominated by citrus, vanilla, malt, and vanilla sweetness. Herbal tobacco leaves, mint, green herbs, a hint of menthol/mint candy, plus minerality and spices (ginger, pepper, licorice). Mid-palate reveals orange oil, dried lemon peel, orange cream, almond syrup, apple shortbread, raisins, with a touch of saltiness.
Finish
Toffee, milk chocolate, and licorice in the peppery finish. Quite gentle, all about apple strudels, with a distant wisp of smoke. Very long, with notes of mint, herbs, roasted cocoa husks, and roasted barley tea.
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