PC Glen Albyn 1979 52.2%

Gordon & MacPhail 1979 from Glen Albyn Distillery

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Nose

Wonderfully rich. Aromas of juicy black cherries and intense orange peel transform into velvety milk chocolate. Sweet toffee comes to the fore alongside mature oak with fragrant lavender.

Taste

Creamy with hints of white pepper and Sherried stewed fruits. Sweet baked apple flavours with autumnal spice - cinnamon and aniseed with a slight menthol edge.

Finish

Delicate cinnamon and baked apple notes linger on the finish.

Glen Albyn

Glen Albyn Distillery has weathered turbulent waters almost from its founding in 1846. Built in Inverness, on the site of a brewery, Glen Albyn distilled until a devastating fire in November 1849 forced its closure. Up and running again in 1850, the distillery fell silent within its first decade; by 1866, the site had been transformed into a flour mill. Glen Albyn Distillery’s life was renewed in 1884 when it was purchased and rebuilt by Grigor & Co. Glen Albyn Distillery soon developed into a lucrative business with an estimated output of 75,000 gallons of spirit produced yearly. This single malt Scotch whisky was condensed using very unusual ‘D’ shaped worm tubs; these increased the cooling efficiency and adding to the flavour of its distinctive spirit.

In 1983, along with a host of other distilleries, Glen Albyn was mothballed and eventually demolished and developed into a grocery store.