Pittyvaich

Built in 1975 and located next door to the Dufftown distillery, which was in effect its spiritual sister, Pittyvaich had two wash stills and two spirit stills, producing a fruity, characterful spirit favoured by blenders.

What is perhaps more remarkable (and will surely come up at a distillery pub quiz at some point) is that in 1994, for the month of November, the distillery was used briefly for the production of none other than Gordon’s gin, as a matter of precaution, just in case something catastrophic occurred at the main gin distillery in London.

The results were never bottled, so no one will discover if the experiment was a success or not and sadly, Pittyvaich was closed and finally demolished in 2003, leaving a number of its casks of whisky still slumbering away.