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.
a cracking single malt that i was introduced to by my father who died in 1999, i started drinking it as a memory to him but it has become such a firm favourite it is now the only whiskey i drink
this is a very nice example of an expertly-crafted whisky, not overdone with smoke & oak, sherry and bourbon, but an example of what good things can be done with the fruit of the barley - light but not oily, full-flavored but balanced, aging done to make the sum total flavor marry seamlessly, not to feature any single flavor note - not the only whisky I'm drinking, but it's always in the cabinet
Glen Grant flies under the radar but don't let it fly under yours. The 10 year is spectacular. Finally tried it based on the Jim Murray award for best single malt 10yrs and under in his 2013 bible, and am I ever glad I did. Top drop.
My drink of choice when have a cigar used to be the yamazaki by suntory. That was until I discovered the Glen grant. Personally I prefer nonpeaty and light whisky when paired with a good cigar so that I can enjoy a good puff. When not having a cigar my choice would be a good Ardberg or Laphroaig.
I love that this whisky is gentle and smooth with just the right trace of peat and firmness. This was in fact the connoisseur's recommendation for a beginner to single malt whiskies, and I am pleased the choice.
