Glen Albyn distillery

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Glen Albyn
Region: Highland
Location Inverness
57°28′54″N4°14′50″W / 57.481629°N 4.247189°W / 57.481629; -4.247189
OwnerOliver Haiste
Founded1846
StatusClosed/demolished
Water source Loch Ness
Mothballed1850 to 1852, 1866 to 1884, 1917 to 1919, 1983 to 1988
Demolished1988

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

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It operated from 1846 to 1983. [1] Glen Albyn whisky 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

  1. ↑ "Glen Albyn - Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com.
  2. 1 2 "Search for a trade mark - Intellectual Property Office". trademarks.ipo.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Independent, Dublin. "Heritage brand Glen Albyn whisky relaunches in Scotland". Dublin Independent. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "End of an era in 1983 as two Inverness distilleries close". Inverness Courier. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Independent, Dublin. "Heritage brand Glen Albyn whisky relaunches in Scotland". Dublin Independent. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Diageo Total Assets 2010-2022 | DEO". www.macrotrends.net. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Jackson, Michael (1994). Malt Whisky Companion (3rd ed.). London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 99. ISBN   0751301469.
  8. ↑ "Bonhams : Glen Albyn-1967-34 year old-#3920". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Glen Albyn 10 Year Old 1960s". whiskyauctioneer.com. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  10. ↑ Independent, Dublin. "Heritage brand Glen Albyn whisky relaunches in Scotland". Dublin Independent. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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