For those with the glass half empty, Glenglassaugh Distillery might be viewed as very unlucky but for those with the glass half full it’s perhaps one of the luckiest distilleries in Scotland, having been closed and re-opened multiple times throughout its history. Established in 1878 at the height of blended malt production and popularity, it’s located just outside the Aberdeenshire seaside village of Portsoy. Although it’s so very close to Speyside, this makes Glenglassaugh a Highland malt.

In 1907, Glenglassaugh closed for the first time, re-opening over 50 years later in 1960. As luck would have it during the whisky crisis in the 1980s, Glenglassaugh was again shuttered, as it wasn’t a favorite malt of blenders. In 2007, the distillery was purchased and subsequently commenced production in 2008. A few years later, it was sold once again to its current owners, the BenRiach Distillery Company, a now subsidiary of behemoth Brown-Forman. It joins BenRiach and Glendronach in the brand’s portfolio. With the current owners focusing on single malt releases rather than blends, Glenglassaugh it seems has finally found its home among other resurrected distilleries.