Pittyvaich
6.2

Pittyvaich

Aged 12 Years

ABV 43%

A weird whisky all round. Pleasing character, but just doesn't feel right.

Jim Murray

Specification

Pittyvaich

Brand

Aged 12 Years

Expression

Single Malt

Type

12

Age (Years)

1999

Year of Bottling

43%

ABV

Speyside

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Jim Murray

Taster

Nose: Caramel, pulped fruit and oak. Not unpleasant, but curiously artificial. Almost brandy-like.

Palate: Fat and fruity, some sweet malt.

Finish: Coffee-biscuit sweetness and mealiness; not bad, but doesn't seem to hang right.

Comment: A weird whisky all round. Pleasing character, but just doesn't feel right.

Score: 6.5

Michael Jackson

Taster

Nose: Sherryish, perfumy, pear-skins.

Palate: Very sherryish; assertive. Some malty chewiness. Vanilla. Soft, sweet, pear-like fruitiness, moving to a spicy dryness.

Finish: Spicy, perfumy, intensely dry.

Comment: Pittyvaich has always seemed a bit spirity to me, like a Scottish grappa. This version is softened slightly by the sherry.

Score: 6

6.2
Overall Score

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