Glen Albyn distillery

Coordinates: 57°28′54″N 4°14′50″W / 57.481629°N 4.247189°W

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Glen Albyn
Region: Highland
Location	Inverness 57°28′54″N 4°14′50″W / 57.481629°N 4.247189°W / 57.481629; -4.247189
Owner	Oliver Haiste
Founded	1846
Status	Closed/demolished
Water source	Loch Ness
Mothballed	1850 to 1852, 1866 to 1884, 1917 to 1919, 1983 to 1988
Demolished	1988

Glen Albyn distillery was a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Inverness, Scotland.

It operated from 1846 to 1983.^[1] Glen Albyn whiskey brand was relaunched in 2022.^[2]^[3]

History

Glen Albyn distillery was founded in 1846 by James Sutherland, who was Provost of Inverness at the time. ^[4]

Glen Albyn was closed by The Distillers Company in 1983 and was demolished in 1988.^[2]

Glen Albyn whisky brand was relaunched in December 2022 and its honorary president is Lord French, Baron de Freyne.^[5]^[3] The previous brand owner was the global multinational Diageo which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange with assets of $49 billion.^[6]

Collectable Bottles

For much of its history most of Glen Albyn's produce was used for other blends so its single malt bottlings are very rare. ^[7] As a result of this, it sells at international auction houses such as Sotheby's, Christie's, and Bonhams with individual bottles often fetching up to $4000 each. ^[8]^[9]

In July 2022 a rare bottling of Glen Albyn from 1852 sold for a price of $132,000 to an anonymous American collector. It was signed by prime minister Benjamin Disraeli.^[10]

References

^ "Glen Albyn - Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com.
^ ^a ^b "Search for a trade mark - Intellectual Property Office". trademarks.ipo.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Independent, Dublin. "Heritage brand Glen Albyn whisky relaunches in Scotland". Dublin Independent. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ "End of an era in 1983 as two Inverness distilleries close". Inverness Courier. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ Independent, Dublin. "Heritage brand Glen Albyn whisky relaunches in Scotland". Dublin Independent. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ "Diageo Total Assets 2010-2022 | DEO". www.macrotrends.net. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ Jackson, Michael (1994). Malt Whisky Companion (3rd ed.). London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 99. ISBN 0751301469.
^ "Bonhams : Glen Albyn-1967-34 year old-#3920". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ "Glen Albyn 10 Year Old 1960s". whiskyauctioneer.com. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ Independent, Dublin. "Heritage brand Glen Albyn whisky relaunches in Scotland". Dublin Independent. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

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