Duncan Taylor Glen Grant 1970, Speyside Region Selection No 2

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 55 by Dave Broom and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom Nose High cask influence: walnut whip, caramelised fruit sugars, ginger buns woodsmoke. Deep, resinous with clove and a little cardamom. Palate Immediate tannic grip with quite substantial spirit cutting through the oak: fungal, dark chocolate, chestnut purée. Not too tannic. Finish Ripe, old, cassis. Comment A lot of cask here but strangely subtle for such a heavy beast.

Arthur Motley Nose Earthy mossiness with a fruit; oranges or raisins. Licqourice bark and furniture polish. Pine and some mustiness. Palate Viscous then drying. Some cognac-like fruitiness and aniseed. Finish Tannins by the ton. Tree bark. Comment Too woody for me, but some people will adore its obvious ‘old-ness’.