Glen Grant Whisky

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  Glen Grant 10 years old version Highland Pure Malt Scotch Whisky 43%

  Item no.: 505956-807534-832

  The label reads Pure Malt and the bottle holds 75 cl. Two small details that place this whisky somewhere quite different in time from what stands on the shelves today. This is Glen Grant as it was sold in the 1980s.

  The expert's description

  Glen Grant 10 Year Old Old Version is a Highland Pure Malt Scotch Whisky from Speyside, bottled at 43%.

  Pure Malt was the term used before Single Malt became the fixed standard, and 75 cl was the European bottle size until 70 cl took over in the early 1990s. The label calls the whisky Highland, which was common practice then — Speyside was for many years treated on paper as part of the Highland region, even for distilleries sitting in the middle of Rothes.

  Glen Grant was founded in 1840 by brothers John and James Grant and has since been one of Speyside's largest houses. The style is light and dry, and that is no accident: the distillery runs tall pot stills fitted with purifiers, which send the heavier vapours back and let only the lighter spirit pass.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Malt, apple skin and a dried floral note. There is a waxy depth behind the bright fruit that you often find in bottlings from this period.

  Palate

  Dry and firm, with barley, green apple and a hint of honey. The body is slimmer than a modern Speyside, yet there is more oily texture than 43% would promise.

  Finish

  Medium. Malt and white peppercorn, with a dry, almost mineral close.

  Specifications

  Name: Glen Grant 10 Year Old Old Version Highland Pure Malt Scotch Whisky 43%
  Distillery: Glen Grant
  Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
  Type: Highland Pure Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 10 years
  ABV: 43%
  Size: 75 CL
  Bottled: 1980s
  Edition: Old Version
  EAN no.: 8700065013

  Flavour profile

  Malty · Dry · Lightly fruity · Waxy

  Investment potential

  Medium. Bottlings from the 1980s carrying the Pure Malt wording and the 75 cl bottle cannot be remade, and the supply only shrinks with the years. Glen Grant from this period also has a reputation for being fuller than the modern releases, which keeps collector interest alive.

  Did you know?

  Major Grant once had a safe cut into the rock in the distillery's garden, where he kept a bottle of whisky and two silver cups. Guests walking the garden were served on the spot, and the safe is still there.

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  • 1pcs.
    160,75EUR
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  Glen Grant 1998/2021 Lady of the Glen 23 years old Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50.4%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197278435

  Cask number 9711 sat maturing for 22 years before Gregor Hannah moved the contents into an oloroso cask that had just been emptied. Six months later 307 bottles were filled. A move like that can go either way — this one went the right way.

  The expert's description

  Glen Grant 1998/2021 Lady of the Glen 23 Year Old is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky from a hogshead finished in an oloroso cask, bottled at cask strength 50.4%.

  The spirit went into cask in 1998 and was bottled in 2021 from cask number 9711. For its final months the whisky sat in a freshly emptied oloroso hogshead, a far more aggressive form of finishing than an older sherry cask would deliver. The result is 307 bottles, non-chill filtered and with no added colour.

  Lady of the Glen is run by Gregor Hannah under the name Hannah Whisky Merchants, and the whole business model is single cask. He buys individual casks, follows them closely and often adds a short finish when he judges a cask needs a nudge. Glen Grant's light, dry spirit is a rewarding starting point for exactly that, because there is room for the sherry without losing the malt.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Prunes and maple syrup first, then dark chocolate and coffee grounds. Behind that sit currants, cinnamon and a trace of old leather. Orange peel emerges after a couple of minutes.

  Palate

  Deep, dry sherry rather than sweet sherry. Dark fruit, walnut and cocoa, with a firm, almost bitter edge from the cask. Underneath it all the light Glen Grant malt keeps the whisky from turning heavy.

  Finish

  Long. Dark chocolate, dried figs and tobacco ebbing slowly into a dryness of oak and cinnamon.

  Specifications

  Name: Glen Grant 1998/2021 Lady of the Glen 23 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50.4%
  Distillery: Glen Grant
  Bottler: Lady of the Glen
  Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 23 years
  ABV: 50.4%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Hogshead finished in an oloroso cask
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 1998
  Bottled: 2021
  Number of bottles: 307
  Edition: Single Cask no. 9711

  Flavour profile

  Sherried · Dark fruit · Spiced · Dry · Cask Strength

  Investment potential

  Medium. A 23 year old single cask in 307 bottles cannot be repeated, and Glen Grant at that age from independent bottlers is growing steadily scarcer. The combination of high age, cask strength and a documented cask number is what collectors look for.

  Did you know?

  Lady of the Glen sells its casks as casks — Gregor Hannah routinely puts the cask number, fill date and bottling date openly on the label. It is a level of transparency many larger houses still hold back.

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  • 1pcs.
    268,00EUR
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  Glen Grant 2008/2022 Càrn Mòr 13 year old Single Speyside Malt Whisky 47,5%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197280922

  Eleven years in bourbon barrels, then two years in casks that had held rum from Barbados. This is not a finish of a couple of months — it is long enough for the rum to settle properly into the whisky. The light Glen Grant spirit could carry it.

  The expert's description

  Glen Grant 2008/2022 Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited 13 Year Old is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky finished in rum casks and bottled at 47.5%.

  The whisky was distilled in 2008 and spent eleven years in bourbon barrels before moving into rum casks from the West Indies Rum Distillery on Barbados for two years. Bottling took place in 2022 and produced 1,233 bottles, non-chill filtered and with no added colour.

  Strictly Limited is the range in the Càrn Mòr family where the younger casks get their space, and where the strength always sits at 47.5%. Behind the range stands Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers, with the fourth generation of the Morrison family at the helm and the Aberargie distillery in Perthshire on the books.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Apple and pear first, then orange peel and cinnamon pastry. There is a toasted, biscuity cereal note behind it, and a trace of cocoa that only just shows itself.

  Palate

  Juicy and lightly tropical. Banana, ripe pineapple and stewed orchard fruit, with toffee and marmalade underneath. The rum shows up as a warm sweetness rather than as molasses.

  Finish

  Long and light. Burnt sugar, orange marmalade and biscuity malt sliding out into a drier close.

  Specifications

  Name: Glen Grant 2008/2022 Càrn Mòr 13 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Whisky 47.5%
  Distillery: Glen Grant
  Bottler: Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers
  Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 13 years
  ABV: 47.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon barrels finished in Barbados rum casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2008
  Bottled: 2022
  Number of bottles: 1,233
  Edition: Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited
  EAN no.: 5060109229318

  Flavour profile

  Fruity · Tropical · Sweet · Spiced · Light

  Did you know?

  The Morrison family has been in Scotch whisky for four generations and once stood behind both Bowmore and Auchentoshan. Today they run Càrn Mòr and Old Perth, and they built the Aberargie distillery in Perthshire from the ground up.

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  • 1pcs.
    120,00EUR
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  The Brisbane by Adelphi 5 years old Fusion of Australian and Scotch Malt Whisky 70 cl 57,5%

  Item no.: 22227865449-8076

  Two continents, one glass. Australian malt meets Scotch heritage in a bottling that challenges the very definition of whisky.

  Expert description

  The Brisbane by Adelphi is a 5 year old fusion of Australian and Scotch malt whisky, bottled at cask strength at 57.5% ABV by the independent Scottish bottler Adelphi.

  A "fusion whisky" here means that whisky distilled in Australia has been blended with Scotch malt whisky from Glen Garioch and Glen Grant, two prominent Highland and Speyside distilleries, creating a bottling that bridges two whisky worlds on opposite sides of the globe.

  Only 925 bottles of this fusion were produced, with no added colouring and no chill filtration, allowing the raw interplay between the Australian and Scotch components to come through in full.

  Adelphi Distillery was founded in 1826 by the River Clyde in Glasgow, closed in the early 1900s, but was revived in 1993 as an independent bottler when a grandson of a former owner brought back the name with a philosophy of bottling only the very best casks.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Tropical fruit and eucalyptus from the Australian component meet dry Highland malt and a touch of hay.

  Palate

  Bold and cask-strength driven, with honey, toasted nuts and an exotic fruit sweetness unusual for Scotch whisky.

  Finish

  Long, warm and spiced, with a final hint of citrus peel and wood.

  Specifications

  Name: The Brisbane by Adelphi
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Australia & Scotland
  Type: Malt Whisky (Fusion)
  Age: 5 years
  ABV: 57.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Number of bottles: 925
  EAN: 5060383650006

  Flavour profile

  Exotic fruit · Cask strength · Eucalyptus

  Investment potential

  With only 925 bottles and a genuinely unique concept combining Australian and Scotch malt whisky, this bottling holds strong appeal among collectors of rare Adelphi releases.

  Did you know?

  Adelphi reportedly tests around 25 casks for every single cask that gets approved for a bottling under the Adelphi name, meaning fewer than 4% of tested casks pass the needle's eye.

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  • 1pcs.
    201,00EUR