A great beginner's whisky right here from the Glen Grant Distillery, produced in tall pot stills. This 10 year old Speyside single malt, having spent a decade in bourbon casks, boasts oodles of light, malty notes. A top dram for warmer weather.
Medium. Vanilla, toffee apple. Herbal, hint of smoke.
Firm. Sweetness, fruity, vanilla. Gentle peat, malty.
Dry, supple peat, toffee.
This whisky is high on my list to buy next, but not tried yet, so no rating. I actually just wanted to chip in and agree with the reviewers who are outraged by the term “beginners whisky”. I actually much preferred Islay whiskies (often referred to as so called “experienced” drinker whiskies) when I was a more inexperienced whisky drinker and just thought “oh nice, smokey”. Now as a more experienced drinker I actually find many Islay whiskies unbalanced, brutish and not particularly well thought through as the blenders do often seem to rely on the peat and smoke to carry the whisky. If that’s your thing, fine. But the terms “beginner” and “experienced” whiskies are a complete misnomer and as the reviewer below says, an utter load of patronising b*llocks.
As much as love peat and smoke this is a delightful single malt.
Soo disappointing. So dull, so little brightness, smooth in boring way. Once tried, forgotten. Sorry for my money.
Malty, fruity, strong pears and zesty but just a tad. It is quite similar to Bushmills 10 single malt but smoother towards the end, I prefer it over B10. Minuscule drop of water releases more fragrance but at 40% it's still robust, just don't exaggerate with the water. It's delicious, very good nose, mid finish, what's not to like?
I don’t know about this bottle up there, but i had the glen grant 10 with old bottle design. .. Anyway!! ... If you like to drink a smooth whiskey that you down it like water .. smoother than beer? .. Then this is it! Enjoy!
