Gordon & MacPhail Glen Grant 1948

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 61 by Dave Broom and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom Nose Whisky rancio to the fore: mints, furniture polish, and a powdery fragrance and behind some sooty smoke. Ethereal. Needs time to open. Palate Mature, but has intensity, a lively prickle. Slightly feral, nutty, and elegant. Do not water. Finish Short and ever so slightly smoky. Comment 1948? Amazing. Has retained a refined almost raffish air and though frail is not overwooded.

Arthur Motley Nose Musty boxes, and a luxurious and rich explosion of fruits. Undercurrents of varnish and a chestnut nuttiness too. Palate Tinned peaches, apricots and dark chocolate. This complexity is spanked into touch with a lot of wood character, and a little creosote. Finish Bitter woodiness and star anise spice. Comment A little too drying and old on the palate for me, but that bouquet was absolutely stunning.