Country: Scotland
Region: Speyside
Brand: Glen Grant 1993
Type: Single Malt Whisky
Age: 17 Years
ABV: 55 %
Date: 20/08/2013
Colour: White Wine/Pale Straw
Nose: Fruity and Floral. The Distillery character shines. Wouldn't have given it 17 years in the Hogshead. Nicely embedded Alcohol. I get Citrus, Nectarine, Banana and Bourbon-type Cherries alongside Buttered Toast, Malt and Oak. Hints of Peach, Lemon-Grass and the occasional vision of a Dusty Old Attic.
Palate: Fruity and Spicy with Malt, Sweet Grain, Pear drops, Citrus, Toffee, Vanilla, Pepper, Ginger, Mint, Aniseed and light Licorice. The Oak is more present now
Finish: Dry and Spicy with Pepper, Licorice, Citrus Peel, Malt and Oak
I added a bit of Water and, as so often, I get more Malt, Sweet Fruit and Butter on the Nose. Palate and Finish get lots of Mint and Licorice. Better sip this Glen Grant neat.
Rating: 84.5
Nose: 21.5 - Taste: 21 - Finish: 21 - Overall: 21
General Remarks: The Glen Grant we are tasting today was distilled on October 13, 1993 and was bottled at Cask Strength by Independent Bottler Whisky- Broker Co. in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2011. It matured in an Oak Hogshead with Cask # 121909. The cask yielded 297 bottles of 700 ml and at least part of the cask was sold via Whiskybase in Rotterdam, Holland. I don't think it's still available. Lately it was priced at around 65 US Dollars. This whisky is naturally coloured and not Chill-Filtered.
Drinking Experience Neat: Good
Conclusion: The Glen Grant 1993 is not a very complicated Single Malt. But with lots of Fresh Citrus and Spices it makes for a very nice aperitif on a warm Summer Day. I could even imagine throwing in a small Ice Cube for additional refreshment. This particular bottling will be very difficult to obtain but there are other Independent Bottlers that have released similar Glen Grants from the early nineties. It's worthwhile to have a look around!
Jan van den Ende August 2013
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