Glen Grant Bottled 1980's

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

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 170th Anniversary Edition

To celebrate the 170th birthday of the distillery in August 2010 no less than 17.000 bottles of this special edition were released. It is non-chill filtered, non-coloured and a marriage of some exclusive casks from the distillery. Master Distiller Dennis Malcolm used cask from 1976 to 1999. You immediately understand why this bottle has no age...

Score 86/100

Glen Grant 15

Nose: It's very fresh and lively with hints of cola, licorice root, blackcurrant, cantaloupe, maraschino, vanilla, oak, and custard. Taste: Neat you get a strong white pepper and oak flavor with some cream soda. This is followed by what tastes like a melon creme brulee with a burnt sugary crust. This has a thick hefty body on first sip. Just...

Score 89/100