The Whiskyphiles

Glenlossie

Glenlossie-Distillery

History Founded in 1876 by John Duff, the former manager at both GlenDronach distillery. He started his own company John Duff & Co. with a few business partners in the same year. Duff left in 1888 and was later to start the Longmorn distillery in 1894. In 1919 Glenlossie was taken over by DCL (Distillers Company Ltd.).  After a fairly large fire in 1929 (this was always a risk with distilleries) Glenlossie was transferred to SMD (Scottish Malt Distillers) in 1930. In 1962 the number of stills was expanded from four to six and in 1971 the Mannochmore distillery was constructed right behind Glenlossie and for some time shared the same staff switching between operating each distillery for 6 months of the year.

The Whiskyphiles tasting notes

Official Bottling
  • Glenlossie10FF Glenlossie 10 Years Old Flora and Fauna (2014) – Glenlossie 10 Years Old Flora & Fauna (43%, OB, 2014) 43% ABV, £40 for 70cl Score: 82/100 What they say: Whisky from Glenlossie is highly sought after by blenders and is consequently not widely available as a single malt. There is an official distillery bottling as part of UDV’s Flora & Fauna series, however, it […]
Independent Bottling
Berry Bros & Rudd
  • 1992 Glenlossie BBR & TWG Glenlossie 20 Years Old 1992 Single Cask (Berry Bros & Rudd) (2014) –   Glenlossie 20 Years Old 1992 [Cask 3464] ~ 46% (Berry Bros. & Rudd) 46% ABV, £68-£72 Score: 88/100 What they say: 1992 Berrys’ Own Selection Glenlossie, Speyside, Single Malt Whisky Glenlossie, founded in 1876 by John Duff, lies just to the south of Elgin. The distillery was partially rebuilt following a fire in 1929 […]
Cadenhead
  • Glenlossie 20 Years Old 1993 Authentic Collection (2014) – Glenlossie-Glenlivet 20 Years Old 1993 Authentic Collection (53.3%, Cadenheads, Bourbon HH, 252 Bottles, 2014) 53.3% ABV, £55 for 70cl Score: 79/100 What they say: Nose: Toffee caramel, syrup, almonds and a touch of honeycomb, some sweet spice edges liven the nose. Palate: Lots of vanilla, dried bananas, hints of kiwi fruits and custard powder, creamy […]
  • Glenlossie 21 Years Old 1993 Small Batch (2021) – Unusual I think the colour and some of the flavours here had me guessing incorrectly that there was some sherry influence present? Plenty of woody oak and spirit character but not-integrated these elements appear separately. 85/100
  • Glenlossie 48 Years Old 1966 Single Cask (2015) – Glenlossie-Glenlivet 48 Years Old 1966 Single Cask (43.5%, Cadenheads, Bourbon HH, 168 Bottles, 2014) Single malt scotch whisky 43.5% ABV, £350 for 70cl Score: 83/100 What they say: Distilled at the Glenlossie distillery in 1966 and matured in a bourbon hogshead for 48 years before bottling in 2014 at cask strength of 43.5% with a 168 bottle […]
Douglas Laing
Gordon & MacPhail
  • The Whiskyphiles Glenlossie 1995 Connoisseurs Choice Glenlossie 18 Years Old 1995 Connoisseurs Choice (2014) – Glenlossie 18 Years Old 1995 Connoisseurs Choice 46% (Gordon & MacPhail) 46% ABV, £39.95 Score: 90/100 What they say: Glenlossie Distillery is sited, not far from Elgin, nestling under the cover of a fir clad hill. Its site enables the waters running from the Mannoch Hills to collect in a reservoir just South of the […]
Scotch Malt Whisky Society
  • SMWS 46.26 Killer Bee Surf Wax (2015) – Glenlossie 21 Years Old 1992 46.26 Killer Bee Surf Wax (54.4%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon HH, 238 Bottles, 2014) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 54.4% ABV, £76.60 Score: 84/100   What they say: Cask No. 46.26 We all imagined sitting in big, comfortable, leather armchairs on a sun deck with an outdoor marble fire place overlooking […]
  • SMWS 46.27 Italian chestnut cake (2015) – Glenlossie 12 Years Old 2002 46.27 Italian chestnut cake (60.5%, SMWS, Refill Sherry Butt, 567 Bottles, 2014) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 60.5% ABV, £46.10 Score: 83/100 What they say: Cask No. 46.27 This dram had plenty to say on the nose neat therefore give it time and you will be rewarded. Comments were; almonds, […]