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Pittyvaich 1976-1991 | 13 Year Old SMWS 90.3 Dry, Lingering Aftertaste

Pittyvaich 1976-1991 | 13 Year Old SMWS 90.3 Dry, Lingering Aftertaste

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Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Bottled by: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society 75cl / 59.8% / 104.7 Proof

An early Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottling from the now-closed Pittyvaich distillery, released as Society cask 90.3 at 59.8%. The bottle label records distillation in June 1976 and bottling in August 1991, although the Society's original 1992 catalogue lists the whisky as a 13-year-old distilled in June 1978.

Pittyvaich was established by Arthur Bell & Sons in Dufftown, Speyside, with production beginning in 1975. Built alongside the existing Dufftown distillery, it was intended primarily to supply malt whisky for Bell's blended Scotch. Its working life was remarkably short, with production ending in 1993 after less than two decades.

This bottling featured in The Society Summer Bottlings, Issue No. 38 (1992), under the tasting note heading "Dry, lingering aftertaste." The Society described a pale, straightforward Speyside malt with aromas of wood and aromatic solvents, followed by notes of rennet and junket, finishing dry and lingering. Originally offered to Society members for £39, it provides an interesting record of how Pittyvaich's spirit was regarded during the distillery's working lifetime.

A particularly scarce early Society bottling from one of Scotland's shortest-lived malt whisky distilleries.

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Specifications

Distillery
Pittyvaich
Bottler
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Category
Single Malt
Region
Speyside
Country
Scotland
Distillery status
Closed
Age
13 Year Old
Distilled Year
1976
Bottling Year
1991
Cask number
90.3
Bottle size
75cl / 750ml
ABV
59.8% / 104.7 Proof
Limited edition
Yes
Pre-owned
Yes

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