Glen Grant 1967 Gordon & Macphail

Glen Grant 19 Year Old 1997 Signatory Vintage

The number of casks of Glen Grant that Signatory has bottled is staggering. This Vintage 1997 is a vatting of two hogsheads and was cut to 43%. Spring fresh nose on young apples, mandarin and heathery flowers. Some vanilla on top as well as a pinch of white pepper. Almond shavings in the background. Very fresh and lively. The body is fine. The...

Score 84/100

Glen Grant 36 Year Old 1975 Archives

After their so called Inaugural Release, the boys at Whiskybase presented their Release, of which this 36 years old Glen Grant is part. Only 81 bottles of this golden nectar saw the light of day. For me, this is my 12th encounter with this distillery. As we have come to expect from Glen Grant, the nose is very fruity, almost exotic: orange,...

Score 88/100

Glen Grant 25 Year Old bottled 1970s

This 25 Year Old Glen Grant (poured from a screwcapped 750ml bottle) was put to market a few decades ago by the oldest bottler in Scotland, Gordon & Macphail. I wonder if it can stand the test of comparison with the new versions. The nose is wonderfully fruity with banana peel at the front. Some more fruit and breakfast biscuits. Yes, this...

Score 84/100

Glen Grant 12 Year Old 2002 The Golden Cask

Glen Grant is still one of the bestselling single malts in Italy, but is also quite popular in our neck of the woods. Independent bottlings are plentiful. This single cask was released by House of MacDuff in their ‘The Golden Cask’ series, at cask strength. I’ll keep water handy… The nose is sweet and sour on apples and lime juice, a bit of...

Score 83/100