Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 424: Johnnie Walker Ghost & Rare Pittyvaich – Scotch Whisky News
Mark’s Whisky Ramblings 424: Johnnie Walker Ghost & Rare Pittyvaich
Mark Dermul, Belgian whisky blogger, tries a special blend. He’s had to wait a long time for it, but he got the bottle as a gift from his wife for his birthday. Then patience is appropriate. This fourth Ghost & Rare edition (after the Brora, Port Ellen and Glenury Royal) has Pittyvaich as the fingerprint malt and that’s a good thing, because in 2021 there was no Pittyvaich in the Diageo Special Releases. Moreover, Mark was afraid that after the first three – which were followed by the Blue Label Legendary Eight (which is excellent) – no new Ghost & Rare would appear. So double relief. Anyway: this blend is composed with whisky from the following distilleries: Cragganmore, Royal Lochnagar, Strathmill, Mannochmore, Auchroisk, Carsebridge, Port Dundas and – of course – Pittyvaich. Like its predecessors, it is bottled at 43.8%.
