Finn Thomson Pitilie 2015 10 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Finn Thomson Pitilie 2015 10 Years Old Single Malt Whisky

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 fruity and sweet spirit, Aberfeldy distillery produces the modern day ‘Pitilie’ single malt in tribute to the eponymous burn that is the water source for the distillery.

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.

The natural apple character of the Aberfeldy spirit provided an idea for re-racking that would emphasise those already present orchard fruit notes. A Calvados cask - elevating the apple notes to new levels.

This is apple juice for adults and a wonderfully fun example of the joys that cask finishing can bring.

Story

Finn Thomson is a Scotch whisky independent bottler that is 300 years in the making. Since James Thomsons illicit potstill in the 1700s, the Thomson family has pursued a different element of whisky through the ages – distilling, blending, trading, selling – helping to shape the very story of Scotch itself. 

With three centuries of family whisky history and personal tutelage from some of the most respected names in the Scottish whisky industry, Finn may stand on the shoulders of giants. But the weight of decision rests on his own.

Finn is responsible for calling the moment when a whisky’s flavours are at their finest; quirks and eccentricities at their most beguiling. Whether it’s a decades-old cask from the family collection or an entirely new creation, this is art as much as science. Wood, water and weather have had their say. The only guides that count now are taste, scent and intuition.

Origin : Highland, Scotland

Type： Whisky

Distillery : Pitilie

Bottler : Finn Thomson

Vintage : 2015

Bottled : 2025

Age : 10 Years

Cask Type : Calvados Finish

Cask Number : 105

Number of bottles : 286 bottles

Alcohol : 55.9%

Bottle Size : 700 ml