
October 4, 2016

Little duets, today Glen Grant

Glen Grant have revamped their packaging again. Some juices haven’t changed, while there’s a new 18 years old. Let’s have it, and first, a little sparring partner chosen at random…

Glen Grant 14 yo (46%, Duthies, +/-2014)

Good choice, this should be easy and light. Colour: very pale white wine. Nose: easy and light indeed, all on barley and apples. Porridge, Weetabix, a little leaven, dough, baker’s yeast… One for breakfast? Mouth: solid malty malt whisky, rather oily, with roasted nuts, bread and cakes, more porridge, more apples, a little muesli… Hoppla! The strength is perfect. Finish: rather long, on the same flavours. Comments: this will have been quick. It’s good malt whisky, with an averageness (hey?) that’s not unpleasant at all. Great to show your non-malt friends what is traditional malt whisky. SGP:441 - 80 points.

Glen Grant 18 yo (43%, OB, 2016)

On the label they say that this is ‘extremely rare’. Well, I love Glen Grant in general, but that may be best drink-and-food-related joke since Rowan Atkinson’s Paperback Raita. Colour: white wine. Nose: same ballpark, only a little rounder and fruitier. Rather more apples, rather less porridge. And pears. In truth I really like this averageness (hey hey?), it’s all very clean and quite refreshing. A little fruity beer. Mouth: very good, I have to say. Once again it’s this very classic maltiness that works very well, as well as the notes of orange cake and pastries. Well a member of the infernal Speyside trio, Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, and Glen Grant. Oh there’s another one starting with M… or something. Finish: medium, a tad grassier. Burn grass and burnt cake. Comments: it’s a little more approachable than the Duthies, perhaps. Maltier than malt. And hey, it’s got an age statement! SGP:451 - 81 points.

Check the index of all Glen Grant I've tasted so far