Glen Grant The Major's Reserve
James Grant, "The Major", was only twenty five when he inherited the Glen Grant distillery in Rothes, Speyside. A forward thinking and unconventional man, "The Major" personally designed the innovative tall slender stills with unique purifiers to achieve his vision of a seductively smooth, fruity, rich, superior Single Malt. Glen Grant The Major's Reserve displays a light golden colour with a soft bouquet of delicate apple note. This superb Single Malt offers a fresh and vanilla palate with a slightly dry and hazelnut finish.
James Grant, "The Major", was only twenty five when he inherited the Glen Grant distillery in Rothes, Speyside. A forward thinking and unconventional man, "The Major" personally designed the innovative tall slender stills with unique purifiers to achieve his vision of a seductively smooth, fruity, rich, superior Single Malt. Glen Grant The Major's Reserve displays a light golden colour with a soft bouquet of delicate apple note. This superb Single Malt offers a fresh and vanilla palate with a slightly dry and hazelnut finish.
| Details about this bottle | Edit |
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| 1956 | |
| Glen Grant | |
| Scotland, Speyside | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 40% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Fruit:
Apple:
Sweet:
Malt:
Vanilla:
Pear:
Nuts:
Oil:
Green Apple:
Zitrus:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Herbs:
Spices:
Lemon:
Sherry:
Grass:
Pepper:
Hay:
Pineapple:
Honey:
Oak:
Banana:
Barley:
Raisin:
Plum:
Mint:
Tasting
Sweet:
Fruit:
Malt:
Nuts:
Vanilla:
Apple:
Oak:
Spices:
Peat Smoke:
Zitrus:
Alcohol:
Oil:
Hazelnut:
Pear:
Green Apple:
Pepper:
Caramel:
Chili:
Sherry:
Pineapple:
Herbs:
Almonds:
Honey:
Grass:
Chocolate:
Plum:
Grape:
Banana:
Finish
Nuts:
Sweet:
Malt:
Fruit:
Spices:
Apple:
Oil:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Oak:
Salt:
Herb:
Honey:
Maritime Notes:
Pepper:
Hazelnut:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Coffee:
Banana:
Sherry:
Hay:
Herbs:
Cake:
Tropical Fruit:
Chocolate:
Ginger:
Pear:
Almonds:
Chili:
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Quality rating of this bottle
149
67
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
Light on the first nosing. There is no alcoholic smell on the nose, but initially hits with vanila and malty notes. After couple of small sips an apple started appearing with a little mix of a banana and very light citrus notes.
Taste:
Initially smooth sweetness turns into creamy, maybe even buttery nuttiness.
Finish:
Short finish with hazelnut aftertaste.
Comment:
As it's artificially coloured whisky I was quite surprised with light straw colour. Light, sippable whisky with pretty smell of sweet vanila, apples and light notes of other fruits like banana or citrus.
Simple, flat, sweet and cheap (in the meaning of price). There is nothing wrong with this whisky, it's good. I'd drink it, if I'd like to drink something nice, but it does not have anything that I'd like to think or talk about.
2 out of 5
