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Glen Grant
Whisky: Glen Grant 1973-2013
Age: 40 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 1973
Bottled: 2013
Cask Type: Sherry
Cask #: 6588
Bottle #: 5
Strength: 45%
   
Distillery: Glen Grant Distillery
Bottler: Samaroli
Country: Scotland: Speyside
   
 
Date: 15-11-2013
Nose: Fresh rotting, some mint, stewed red fruit, tutti frutti.
Flavour: Yellow melon, red fruit, fresh wood, pleasantly sour, a little nougat, some cherries, wonderfully dynamic.
Body: Wonderfully dry, gently oily, fIrm, fleshy.
Comments: Old Glen Grant has usually been great, but this just rocks my boat.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +--- (9.25)