Pittyvaich was built in 1975 near Dufftown. The distillery owes its creation to the success of Bell’‘s, which led to the need for additional production to satisfy demand. The market collapsed in the 1980s and Bell’‘s was bought by Guinness in 1985. Guinness was in turn bought by Distillers Company Limited (DCL) the following year to form United Distillers. After Whisky Loch, Pittyvaich lost its vocation, which was to produce volume, and the distillery closed in 1993 before being demolished in 2002.

A Pittyvaich 12 year old from the Flora and Fauna range. The Flora and Fauna range was introduced in 1991 and followed in the footsteps of the Classic Malts range, which was introduced in 1988 and featured six single malts deemed to be the most iconic. Flora and Fauna offers a wider range of distilleries in the United Distillers group, with 22 single malts in total, including some less well-known malts that were generally reserved for the group’’s blends. The range owes its name to the famous whisky specialist Michael Jackson and refers to the labels depicting animals and wildlife. These bottlings have become difficult to find and many are simply no longer sold.