Glen Grant 1972 Sherry Cask Berry Bros & Rudd

Glen Grant 16 Year Old

Gruppo Campari, who own the Glen Grant distillery (they bought it from Chivas Brothers in 2005), launched the Glen Grant 16 Year Old in 2009. It has been praised by many as the best in their current standard range. The nose bursts with stone fruit. Peach, grapes, but also pears on syrup. Slightly creamy with a whiff on crème brûlée, vanilla...

Score 83/100

Glen Grant 10 Year Old bottled 1970s

This older bottling of the Glen Grant 10 Year Old, in a small rectangular bottle, was released in the 80s of last century (that has a weird ring to it, no?) for the Italian market, where this brand remains immensely popular. It is bottled at a slightly higher alcohol percentage. This nose has the traditional hallmarks (green apples and juicy...

Score 84/100

Glen Grant 23 Year Old 1992 Signatory Vintage

Signatory Vintage is one of the busiest independent bottlers and in their Cask Strength Collection – in those fantastically beautiful decanters – they have bottled quite a few gems already. I wonder how this Glen Grant from 1992 will fare. While the nose starts rather closed, it does open up with some hand warmth and patience. It shows a lot of...

Score 84/100

Glen Grant 16 Year Old

Glen Grant is top five selling scotch in the world. Their best seller is NAS, which was normally served as aperitif or mixer, maybe that's why it's rarely discussed by whisky fans. Recently they redesigned the bottle and package, adding 12yo and 18yo to their core range, and the 18yo was named 2nd place in Jim Murray's 2017 Whisky Bible. It seems...

Score 85/100