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Adelphi Glen Grant 1969

Brand Adelphi
Expression Glen Grant 1969
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Vintage 1969
Abv 53.90%
Produced at Adelphi Distillery Ltd
Region Speyside
Guide Price £41-£70 (US$66-US$113)
Website http://www.adelphidistillery.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 14 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Nose
Peaty. I could almost smell the burn that flows through the distillery garden.
Palate
Syrupy. Surprisingly big and malty. Nutty. Dry toffee. A hint of liquorice. Rooty. Slight astringency.
Finish
Firm, peaty.
Comment
Glen Grant is a delicate whisky and does not always benefit from long maturation. This bottling is on the cusp. The distillery character can still be discerned, but only just.

Jim Murray

Nose
The subtlest hint of medium roast Kenyan coffee and intertwines beautifully with the thick sherry.
Palate
Glorious array of sweet, demerara-style toffee sugars. Silky sherry and busy peppers, panning out into a raging sea of malty complexity.
Finish
Soft yet enormously long and playful.
Comment
The best Glen Grant of the last 20 years? Unquestionably. Near prefect stuff to the old school.

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