Glen Grant 10 Year Old Independent Bottling

Glen Grant 10 Year Old

This is a review of a newly opened bottle. I will add updates to reflect significant oxidative effects, as needed Nose: very pungent combination of refined high-pitched wine fruitiness, rosewater, carnations, vanilla, "old oranges" to which Mr. Murray alluded, and a maltiness showing sweet lemon. A very nice nose, with a nice balance of...

Score 83/100

Glen Grant 10 Year Old

I was advised that this is a good everday malt (a gentleman's term for when after tasting four of your best ones and your taste buds and judgement are gone, you need to switch to something cheaper to avoid wasting the good ones). Well this one tastes like apples and spice and is certainly more interesting than the 12 year olds from Glenfiddich and...

Score 87/100

Glen Grant 10 Year Old

The Glen Grant 10 Year Old is not much more expensive than the Major’s Reserve, but is still an entry level malt. It matured on bourboncasks as well, but was then recasked for a final period of a year in sherry casks. The nose offers white orchard fruit (green apples and pears), with hints of vanilla, immediately upholstered with oranges, toffee...

Score 77/100

Glen Grant 10 Year Old

Summer is coming so i'm on the lookout for entry level light unpeated whiskies. This is pt1 of a head to head with Glenmorangie 10. This will be a pretty short review as I didn't find many good things to say about this one. Nose: Not much here. Some grapes, green pear, something resembling unsalted saltine crackers. And bitter. Palate: Bitter....

Score 55/100