Glen Albyn (silent) Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection Single Cask #3856 Whisky 40 Year Old · 1979 Vintage

70cl · 52.2% ABV
£2,999.95

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HTFW Cat. No: LP11618
Cask Strength Single Cask

A stunning 40 year old Glen Albyn from Gordon and Macphail. A real treat for fans or rare whisky as this Highland distillery was closed in 1983. Matured in a first fill sherry puncheon, yielding just 142 bottles at a natural cask strength of 52.2% ABV.

Product Details

Distillery/Brand Glen Albyn (silent)
Bottler Gordon & MacPhail
Region Highlands
Age 40 year old
Alcohol ABV 52.2% ABV
Vintage 1979
Year Bottled 2019
Cask Wood Type Sherry
Cask Number 3856
Number Bottled 142
Country Scotland
Packaging Wooden Box

Tasting Notes

Colour

Deep copper-amber with a mahogany core and a ruby-bronze rim, a warm, luxurious bronze glow hinting at sherry-matured richness.

Nose

Opulent aromas of juicy black cherries and bright orange peel unfold into velvety milk chocolate. Rich toffee sweetness mingles with mature oak and a hint of lavender.

Palate

Creamy, with white pepper and sherried stewed fruits. Sweet baked-apple notes entwine with autumnal spice—cinnamon and aniseed—lifted by a faint menthol edge.

Finish

Delicate cinnamon and baked apple notes linger, forming a warm, fruit-spiced finish on the palate.

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Glen Albyn (silent)
(Glen AOL-bin) Glen Albyn was a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Inverness, founded in 1846 by James Sutherland, Provost of Inverness. Built beside the Caledonian Canal, the distillery had access to Loch Ness water and was located close to Glen Mhor, another lost Inverness distillery. Glen Albyn had a difficult early life, including a fire in 1849, periods of closure, conversion into a flour mill, and a full rebuild by Grigor & Co in 1884.
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