Pure Malt is simply a combination of single malts from different distilleries in a single bottling. Johnny Walker Green Label is an example of a well know pure malt.

Auchentoshan is one of the 3 remaining (active) Lowland distilleries. Together with Bladnoch and Glenkinchie it managed to escape the fate of fellow Lowlanders like Killyloch, Inverleven, Kinclaith, Ladyburn, Littlemill, Rosebank and Saint Magdalene (a.k.a. Linlithgow). Founded in 1800 and located just North of Glasgow, Auchentoshan seems like the kind of distillery that could attract plenty of tourists but the distillery has no facilities to accomodate visitors. That's too bad because Auchentoshan has a remarkable feature that sets it apart from most other distilleries. This Lowlander is triple distilled, as opposed to the double distillation that is customary in the industry. According to the 'information' provided on the label of the 10yo 'triple-distillation gives the whisky a very light and delicate character with a sweetness and fruity flavour enjoyed even by those unaccustomed to fine malts'.