Pitilie 9 Year Old (2015) / Finn Thomson
Description
70cl Bottle
58.4% ABV
Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distilled at Aberfeldy Distillery and Bottled by Finn Thomson Whisky
Cask Type: Tokaji Finish
Distilled: 29/01/2015
Bottled: 27/08/2024
Number of Bottles: 175
Producer's Note
Less than two miles away from where my ancestors were producing whisky at Grandtully Distillery, the Pitilie Distillery, on the outskirts of Aberfeldy, was using water from the very same hillside to create their own style of malt as long ago as 1825. The late 1800s saw the eventual closure of both Grandtully and Pitilie distilleries - the liquid being lost to time but the stories living on.
With my own family's roots so ingrained in the Perthshire region, it is always special for me to bottle a cask produced from one of the wonderful distilleries in the area. Famed for its sweet, honeyed style, Aberfeldy distillery produces the modern day ‘Pitilie’ single malt in tribute to the eponymous burn that is the water source for the distillery.
That inherent sweetness has been elevated here by an incredibly active Tokaji cask. One year in the Tokaji has imparted stewed apple, balsamic and funky cider notes, transforming this normally gentle style of single malt into a hugely complex and bold single cask release. This is a release that highlights how independent bottling can show off an entirely different side to the distillery norm and one we hope does our old neighbour justice.