The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
8.4

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society

Glen Grant Distillery

Birthday Bottle, 1972, 28 Years Old

ABV 54.6%

A big gentle well-balanced dram. Deep and old.

Dave Broom

Specification

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society

Brand

Birthday Bottle, 1972, 28 Years Old

Expression

Single Malt

Type

28

Age (Years)

2001

Year of Bottling

54.6%

ABV

Speyside

Region/Country

Independent Bottling

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Dave Broom

Taster

Nose: Aged sherry (dry Oloroso) walnut, chicory, fig rolls, chocolate, wrinkly Cox's, tarragon. Water makes it smokier/meatier, leather, raisin, date and coal smoke.

Palate: Soft yet savoury: chocolate with a whiff of coal smoke, coffee cake.

Finish: Big soft and gentle. Liquorice and soot.

Comment: A big gentle well-balanced dram. Deep and old.

Score: 8.5

Michael Jackson

Taster

Nose: Malty. Treacle toffee. Appetising, juicy, sherryish, oak. Poire Williams.

Palate: Layers of malty, nutty, flavours.

Finish: Intense raisiny sweetness, then drying on the tongue, with a suggestion of char. A hint of cough sweets.

Comment: Lovely chestnut colour. Soothing. After dinner and in front of a log fire. A touch woody, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

Score: 8.3

8.4
Overall Score

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