Glen Albyn 1978 HB Finest Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glen Albyn |
| Bottler | Hart Brothers (HB) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1978 |
| Bottled Year | 2004 |
| Age | 26년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 47.5% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
오랜 세월이 응축된 짙은 황금빛이 잔 속에 깊이 잠긴다. 인버네스에 있던 글렌 알빈은 1978년에 증류되어 스물여섯 해를 보낸 뒤 사라진 증류소의 흔적을 간직한 귀한 보틀링이다. 잘 익은 멜론과 밀랍, 오래된 나무의 향이 47.5도의 도수를 타고 천천히 열린다. 한 모금에는 꿀과 살구, 옅은 향신료가 둥글게 녹아든다. 여운은 무르익은 과일과 마른 오크를 남기며 길고 잔잔하게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
dark gold
air Nose
some sucrose right at first sniffs, some muscovado sugar, some vanilla, some spice mix for mulled wine, some ginger, some nutmeg, some cinnamon, probably quite some plum jam and that's pretty all. I find it impossible to recognise the distillery but the end result is pleasant so far, all on sweet and spicy oak. A new pack of speculoos
restaurant Palate
creamy and peppery start, with a biting pepper that's similar to that of the Auchentoshan VO. Also plenty of ginger, strong green tea, more ginger, bitter chocolate and cinchona. Even the 'inherent' vanilla doesn't seem to manage to come through. Really lacks smoothness (I'd have never thought I'd write that one day)
timer Finish
long and drying. The aftertaste is green and tannic, although there seems to be oranges somewhere