Secret Speyside A'Glac Charrann 27 Year Old Scotch Whisky
Secret Speyside A'Glac Charrann 27 Year Old Scotch Whisky is a cask-strength 700mL single malt aged 27 years — whisky distilled at the long-silent Imperial distillery in Carrann, Speyside, matured in American oak barrels, and bottled without chill filtration under the Secret Speyside format. It is the older sibling of the A'Glac Charrann 1990 vintage: incredibly sweet and fruity, with ripe pear, honey, and vanilla custard on the nose and red apple, blackcurrant, and orange chocolate on the palate. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: cask strength (no fixed ABV stated by the bottler — varies by batch)
- Size: 700mL
- Age: 27 years old — Imperial distillery (opened 1897, closed 1998)
- Casks: American oak barrels; bottled without chill filtration
- Format: Secret Speyside Guest Distillery Collection — distillery identity withheld by arrangement
Twenty-Seven Years of Orchard Fruit
Where the A'Glac Charrann 1990 vintage leans into dark jam and spice, the 27-year-old bottling is brighter — the extra years in American oak turned the spirit golden with orchard fruit and honey malt. The official Secret Speyside notes describe an almost dessert-like nose: ripe pear, honey, vanilla custard, cherry jam, deepening into red apple, blackcurrants, orange chocolate, hazelnut, and lemon drizzle on the palate. Browse the Secret Speyside collection and the whisky shelf at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Incredibly sweet on the nose — ripe pear, honey, vanilla custard, and cherry jam. The palate intensifies the fruit: red apple, blackcurrants, orange chocolate intermingled with hazelnut and lemon drizzle. The finish is sweet and gently spiced.
How to Enjoy
Neat in a tulip glass, with water alongside for those who want to open it — cask strength means every palate finds its own level. Pair with a quiet evening; this is a collector's pour.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is A'Glac Charrann?
Secret Speyside's name for whisky from the closed Imperial distillery in Carrann — a "secret" single malt sold without the distillery's name by arrangement.
What is the difference between this and the 1990 vintage?
This is the 27-year-old bottling — brighter, sweeter, orchard-fruited — while the 1990 vintage is darker, jammier, and spicier. Both come from Imperial's surviving casks.
What does cask strength mean?
The whisky is bottled undiluted at the strength it came out of the cask — fuller in flavor and texture, but no two batches are identical.
A ghost distillery, 27 years in oak — order Secret Speyside A'Glac Charrann 27 Year Old online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.