Glen Albyn (Closed 1983)
ABV 49.1%
No distillery deserves to be knocked down to accommodate a strip mall, but Glen Albyn just did not have the muscle to defend itself (as Tom Wait might have put it).
Michael Jackson
Kingsbury's
Brand
1965
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
49.1%
ABV
Highland
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Oaky. Vanilla. Sweet apple. Acetyl. Pear drops. Cloves.
Palate: Light. Dry. Water wakes it up a little.
Finish: Dry herbal, clovey, slightly musty.
Comment: No distillery deserves to be knocked down to accommodate a strip mall, but Glen Albyn just did not have the muscle to defend itself (as Tom Wait might have put it).
Score: 7.3
Taster
Nose: A charming mixture of mealy malt, almost exotic fruitiness and a hint of smoke.
Palate: Deliciously oily and sweet with an early arrival of gentle peat and gathering spices.
Finish: Outstanding: with soft coffee, toffee and cocoa clinging to the waxy oak and lingering spice.
Comment: Truly brilliant example of how an old malt should be: seriously big, full of complexity and minimum oak interference.
Score: 9
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