Glen Albyn distillery

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]

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]

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]