Signatory Glen Grant 1976

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 23 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Complex, rich, opulent. Prunes, ceder, Vanilla burnt caramel, liquorice, rancio. Palate Sweet Oloroso. Sultanas, toasted walnuts, dark chocolate. Lusciously sophisticated flavours. Please, no water! Finish Teasing, enveloping, lingering. Comment So like an armagnac. Sherry at its best. At its peak. Why not with foie gras and a fig compote?

Dave Broom Nose Big, sherried nose: chocolate, charred fruits, that exotic rancio note, prune, beech, but cracked pepper, even some red berries, and a hint of smoke. Palate Fairly dry and slightly tannic, bitter chocolate and nuts. Like a palo cortado in intensity. Attractive floral notes save it from being swamped by sherry. Finish Dry, nutty with a bit of smoke. Comment Extremely well balanced for such a venerable creature. Still, you have to love sherried malts to love this.