Glen Albyn 10 Year Old Bottled 1970's 75cl

Glen Albyn 26 Year Old 1974 Signatory

Did you know that Albyn is taken from Alba or Albion, the old name for Scotland? During WWI, the distillery was used by the British navy and they even made some sea mines here. The distillery was closed in 1983 and demolished in 1988. So this is liquid history. This is an old dumpy bottle from Signatory. Grassy and metallic on the nose. Something...

Score 71/100

Glen Albyn 1975 26 Year Old

Glen Albyn’s destiny is even worse than Glen Mhor’s. This distillery – also in Inverness – was also closed in 1983 and demolished to make room for a shopping center. But in Glen Albyn’s case, even the B&Q complex that resides there now is in ruins. There are not official bottlings bar this one: Glen Albyn 1975 in the Rare Malts Selection. For...

Score 83/100

Glen Albyn 1975 26 Year Old

Glen Albyn distillery was founded in 1844 by James Sutherland who was a provost in Inverness. Production started in 1846 but in 1855 the distillery was put up for sale and, as there were no buyers, was eventually converted into a flour mill. In 1884 it was rebuilt by the new owners Gregory & Co., however whisky production did not start again...

Score 85/100

Glen Albyn 27 Year Old 1981 Signatory

The last Glen Albyn that I will try today is also bottled by Signatory, albeit in their Cask Strength Collection. Grandma just loves to use those wonderful decanters for her olive oil after I have finished the whisky. This one was distilled on 16 January 1981 and bottled on 13 January 2009, so is actually 3 days shy of being a 28 year old. Ah, now...

Score 85/100