Glen Grant 1974 AD Distillery
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glen Grant |
| Bottler | Adelphi (AD) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 27년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 56.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 가까이 하면 말린 살구와 건포도, 가벼운 가죽 향이 명확하게 드러난다. 1974년 증류된 글렌 그란트의 셰리 캐스크 숙성답게 어두운 과일과 견과의 향이 노즈를 채운다. 56.9도의 도수가 입안을 단단하게 감싸며 무화과와 호두, 흑설탕의 풍미가 또렷하게 이어진다. 27년 숙성에서 오는 오크의 깊이가 중반의 균형을 단단하게 잡는다. 피니시는 쌉쌀한 견과와 말린 과일, 다크초콜릿의 여운이 길게 발전한다. 글렌 그란트의 원숙한 셰리 성격이 분명하게 드러나는 보틀링이다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
deep gold
air Nose
one of those aromas that is totally laden with honeys, fir wood resin, pure honeycomb, cask aged mead, exotic hardwoods, herbal tinctures, medicinal embrocations and pure beeswax. Astonishing density - like a black hole for honey and wax! Also tiny salty edges begin to creep in, umami seasonings, broths, waxed hessian, paraffin. With water: just a couple of drops here, but the nose becomes immediately fresher and more balanced by many crystalised and dried exotic fruits, also melon and the impression of a blend of ancient Benedictine and Drambuie (need to try that sometime!)
restaurant Palate
you remember 100 proof USA = 50% ABV and we are quite some way from the usual experience of old G&M bottle + 100 proof (which usually equates to around 57% ABV. Not that it isn't immense whisky, and in fact it probably benefitted from that targeted reduction, it's alive with mechanical and workshop oils, vapour rubs, old dried out flower honeys, pure camphor, crystalised lemon slices and endless things like putty, sheep wool, dry herbal notes. The faintest suggestion of dry peat smoke, or perhaps just coal smoke, in the background. With water: more powerful now, more of a gravelly mineral character: struck flints, pebbles and chalk etc. Then hints of natural tar, wormwood, pine resin, salted honey and more mead and herbal liqueurs
timer Finish
long, herbal, elegantly spicy, some drying turmeric earthiness and more of these dazzlingly dense honey and wax vibes