Glen Grant 1965 Cask 2140 Celebration of the Cask Carn Mor

Glen Grant 40 Year Old 1969 Signatory

Another Glen Grant from 1969 – a year of which we know by now that it was absolutely superb fort his distillery. This is a 2009 bottling from Signatory, drawn from a fresh oloroso sherry cask. That sounds promising. The color is a stunning mahogany. Kaboom! Just shy of a sherry monster, but so fruity. A four fruit fiesta! A marmalade of...

Score 89/100

Glen Grant 21 Year Old Director's Reserve 1970s

This is a very old bottle of Glen Grant from the 1970s, bottle for the Spanish market at 45.7% ABV with the resounding name Director’s Reserve. I confess, I had never before seen this one. But when my buddy Emile proposed to take a sample to try at home, I did not have to think long. The first thing I notice on the nose is OBE – which is not...

Score 75/100

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 Berry Bros - 1974 37YO

Glen Grant - best known as a cheap and commercial single malt usually drowned in orange or cola. But the lesser known side are bottlings such as this one. Now this is actually the first bottle on Glen Grant I've ever bought so nothing like going in at the deep end. However after sampling it at Manchester's Whisky Festival in October I knew I was...

Score 96/100