Bottle Details
SMWS Code
9.248
Distillery
Glen Grant
ABV
55%
Age
18 Years
Cask
1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel
Vintage
2003
Region
Speyside
Flavor Profile
Sweet, Fruity & Mellow
Category
Scotch
The whisky presents an abundant confectionary sweetness on the neat pour, with prominent notes of milk bottle sweets, mini milk ice lollies, and sherbet flying saucers alongside honeyed oatmeal, pineapple tarts, vanilla white chocolate, and pollen-heavy white flowers. When water is added, cocoa, white tea, digestive biscuits, sandalwood, gorse flower, and sauternes-soaked sponge cake emerge.
On the palate, the whisky reveals yellow flowers, plums, and light waxy notes with a peppery warmth, brioche, and dried apple rings. The addition of water develops mango and guava in a fruit salad character, soft tobacco notes, limeade, lemon barley water, and a subtle nettle tea influence.
The finish displays lingering sweetness and fruit-forward character with gentle spice and floral notes that gradually fade.
We found the neat nose on this one to be abundant with confectionary sweetness. Notes suggestive of milk bottle sweets, mini milk ice lollies and sherbet flying saucers were all jotted down. Also honeyed oatmeal, pineapple tarts, vanilla white chocolate and pollen-heavy white flowers. A splash of water unveiled cocoa, white tea, digestive biscuits, sandalwood, gorse flower and youthful sauternes drizzled over a sponge cake. On the neat palate we noted yellow flowers, plums, light waxy notes, peppery warmth, brioche and dried apple rings. Water brought mango and guava in a fruit salad, soft tobacco notes, limeade, lemon barley water and a kiss of nettle tea.