Kingsbury Glen Albyn 1965

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 14 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson 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).

Jim Murray Nose A charming mixture of mealy malt, almost exotic fruitness 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.