{"product_id":"pittyvaich-12-year-old-1993-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice-map-label-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2005-5cl-miniature","title":"Pittyvaich 12 Year Old 1993 Gordon \u0026 Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Map Label Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2005) 5cl Miniature","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePittyvaich 12 Year Old 1993 Gordon \u0026amp; Macphail Connoisseurs Choice Map Label Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2005) 5cl Miniature\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Pittyvaich was distilled in 1993 and, after maturing for 12 years in oak casks and was bottled in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArguably the most famous independent bottler of Scotch whisky there is. Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail was founded in Elgin in 1895 by James Gordon and John Alexander MacPhail. It is now owned by the Urquhart Family who have bow bottled over 350 different expressions from around 69 different distilleries. Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail is the Trading name of Speymalt Whiskies while also owning the Benromach distillery, which they purchased in 1993. Some of the brands include Connoisseurs Choice, Cask Strength, Rare Old and Speymalt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Pittyvaich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally built to aid demand for Bell's blended whisky, Pittyvaich sadly grew surplus to requirements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"company-profile__item company-profile__profile\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot commonly seen, Pittyvaich shows an estery top note which rise above the classic Bell’s ‘nutty-spicy’ house style. It was bottled – from Sherry cask – as part of the Flora \u0026amp; Fauna range while there are occasional bottlings from Diageo’s annual Special Release programme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePittyvach was a utilitarian-looking distillery which was built for purely commercial purposes and was Arthur Bell \u0026amp; Sons’ response to the sudden leap in the brand’s fortunes in the 1970s when it became Britain’s top-selling blend and anything seemed possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe firm already ran the Dufftown distillery and so in 1975 erected a shed next door and installed two – eventually four – stills inside. Bell’s was bought by Guinness in 1985, with the latter firm going on to controversially purchase DCL the year after to form United Distillers. A period of rationalisation of distilling capacity followed and Pittyvaich was considered as surplus to requirements. It closed in 1993 and was demolished in 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e43% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5cl \/ 50ml\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pittyvaich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301421932882,"sku":"PITTY12GM1993MINI","price":31.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Pittyvaich12YearOld1993Gordon_MacphailConnoisseursChoiceMapLabelSpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2005_5clMiniature.jpg?v=1777343363","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/pittyvaich-12-year-old-1993-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice-map-label-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2005-5cl-miniature","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}