Glen Albyn 1975 Gordon & Macphail

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 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

Glen Albyn 1979 Part Des Anges 27 Year Old

I hadn't heard of Glen Albyn until I came across this particular expression at an event for my whisky club. Unfortunately, there was no way I could give it any sort of attention since the evening was a social one and I was playing host to around 75 guests. I did, however, manage to pick it up for a small tasting session at my place, along with two...

Score 90/100