Distilleries
Penderyn
Published 13/08/2025
The Penderyn whisky distillery is a Welsh distillery based in the town of the same name in south Wales and has been producing whisky since 1998. After there was no whisky distillery in Wales for a long time, Penderyn has been the first to be re-established since the 19th century and wants to revive the Welsh whisky tradition and catch up with its Scottish and Irish neighbors. The whiskies have been available since 2004.
Pfanner
Published 13/08/2025
Yes, Walter Pfanner is one of the Pfanners - famous for fruit juices and spirits. And this expertise as a beverage manufacturer and retailer also characterizes the whiskies to which Lauteracher committed itself back in 2005. If you walk through the barrel store, Pfanner’s joy in the subtleties of the different woods and pre-assignments - for example with red wines from the winemakers Robert Keringer and Markus Kirnbauer or sherry - is contagious.
Pfau
Published 13/08/2025
Yes, you are right here! The “peacock” has its kingdom on the huge premises of the Zuge brewery in the state capital. The history of the distillery name is also the history of Valentin Latschen, one of the most renowned distillers in Austria. It began in the family-owned orchard and inn “Pfau” in the Carinthian Jauntal. At the turn of the millennium, Latschen decided against gastronomy and moved to Klagenfurt. Just two years later the first whisky was available in the brewery cellar.
Pittyvaich
Published 13/08/2025
Pittyvaich was a short lived Single malt whisky distillery founded in 1974 by Arthur Bell & Sons. The distillery started operating in 1975. Conceived as a sister company to the Dufftown distillery it was to produce malt whisky for blend production. In 1993 the business was closed again and the buildings were demolished in 2002. Pittyvaich Distillery The Pittyvaich whisky distillery was located in Dufftown, a small town in the north-east of the Highlands where the Fiddich and Dullan Water rivers meet.
Port Charlotte
Published 13/08/2025
Port Charlotte was the location of two nationally important whiskey distilleries, Lochindaal (also called Port Charlotte) and Octomore. Lochindaal was founded in 1829 and closed again 100 years later, Octomore was only operated between 1816 and 1852. The nearby Bruichladdich distillery is currently selling its own whiskies under the brand name Octomore (very heavily peated) and Port Charlotte (heavily peated). In 2007 Bruichladdich announced the reopening of the Port Charlotte distillery on the Lochindaal grounds, however the planned opening has been postponed indefinitely.