Part of Diageo's Special Releases 2015. Lots of nutty cereal and almond notes, with mango and lemon tart. Very moreish.

Tasting notes by Billy A

NOSE

Flowers and nuts off the bat – honeysuckle, rose, hazelnuts and almonds. Sweetness develops, with the almonds gaining a sugary shell, a sprinkling of icing sugar and a balancing squeeze of lemon. Polished tables, with a hint of beeswax, sit behind the sweetness along with sweet white grape juice.

PALATE

Sharp and spicy to start, with little of the nose's sweet and floral character. However, with some time in the glass and a drop of water, the freshly sawn oak and sappy twigs soften to reveal sweet and zesty apples and spice – cinnamon and nutmeg.

FINISH

Spiced apple and its skin, slowly fading to liquorice and black pepper.

COMMENT

An inviting and fruity nose leads to a spicy body that shows the whisky's age. A drop of water is essential, despite its relatively low cask strength, and reveals layers of fruit and spice.

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Whisky Resource Note

Pittyvaich is a long closed distillery, however Diageo have been releasing limited stock over recent years. Unsurprisingly for Diageo, there is no detail on the box or bottle about chill filtering or colour, as such the value score has been adjusted to reflect this, however, we suspect such a rare whisky would be all natural.