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Pittyvaich is one of the youngest distilleries in Scotland, built in 1975 by Arthur Bell & Sons. Shortly after it came into possession of UDV. Pittyvaich was a rather modern and high-tech distillery. The…

I tasted this blind and only afterwards found out which whisky I had tried. But it was clearly peaty, so I figured (correctly) that it was from Islay. It had a light body with fat tears.The nose was…

Rum and coke, black olives, fresh summer rain, new carpet, spinach, and stargazer lilies on the nose. This whiskey has a lot going on! The palate was smoky, with some hint of celery or seaweed; something…

This whiskey looked like honey (or sunlight) swirling around my glass. The nose was full of medul dates, almonds, hot rubber garden hose, sherry notes, a touch of orange zest and wood smoke. The palate…

Plums and raisin bread, and some latex paint, on the nose. There was toffee as well and something creamy but difficult to describe. A bit like mayonnaise, the latex paint again… something sweet and…

C: Tawny N: Complex, with aromas of fruit(oranges), honey, vanilla, oak, sherry and marmalade. And pepper as well. T: Very sweet, honey, oak and chocolate, also coffeeish and again the pepper! F: It's…

On the nose I got orange creamsicle dipped in rum. Other fruity notes of raisins and pears swirled around the glass. There was a very slight hint of peat smoke, a moderate presence of butterscotch, a…

Very light in colour, pale and bright bronze. Buttery and floral nose ... some clover honey notes. Finish is LONG and strong on oak plank and clove, but not much flavour to start. After a drop of water…

Colour is pale burnished gold. Nose is completely muted, a little soapy. First taste is smoke, unbelievably subtle and continues to increase as it rests in the mouth. With a drop of water it shows more…

I had a small window to sample one whisky at a friend's store recently and this was the one I wanted. This brand was my "gateway" to the world of malt, so it was a pilgrimage of sorts. Being a Macallan…