Glen Grant 15 Year Old Bottled 1970s

Glen Grant 5yo (OB)

With all the NAS whiskies on the market today, it is almost unthinkable that major whiskies brands used to release budget age-statements as low as 5yo. Dufftown, Blair Athol, Glen Scotia, they all had their immature entry level releases in the 70’s and 80’s. I already reviewed some of those here, most were either a bore or simply disgusting. Time...

Score 79/100

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 1949

Last week I met up with a good friend for dinner in town. We were going to one of his favorite restaurants, the Print Hall. He loves the food and the staff there love him. I knew they had a whisky that was almost 60 years old that they let me sample the last time we were there and I knew I had to go back to purchase a full dram. That whisky was...

Score 91/100

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