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| Hello, that is one in every of our (virtually) each day tastings. Santé! |
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October 3, 2022
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Little duos, revisiting Glen Grant as soon as extra
All the time a pleasure to style the outdated ones by G&M or the intense younger or middle-aged ones by a number of indies, however bizarrely, we’re rather less acquainted with the OBs.
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Glen Grant 15 yo ‘Batch Power 1st Version’ (50%, OB, +/-2022) 
What a batch energy is, I could not let you know. A matter of poetic license, maybe? That is integrally ex-bourbon. Color: straw. Nostril: pure pure, barely mineral, in any other case all on barley and delicate vanilla combo. Smaller whiffs of dandelions, honeysuckle, meadow honey, gooseberries and granny smith. Beautiful freshness right here. With water: honey and honeysuckle up! Mouth (neat): candy apples, acacia honey, a sense of hay, peaches (reminds you of younger cognac at instances) and a welcome reasonable vanillaness. With water: as soon as once more, candy barley, honeysuckle and honey. End: medium, gently candy but nonetheless somewhat brilliant and tight. Stewed apples drizzled with honey. Feedback: ‘After I’m taking sips, Out of your tasty lips, The honey pretty drips, You are confection, goodness is aware of, Honeysuckle rose.’ (Fat Waller, 1928).
SGP:641 – 84 factors. |
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Glen Grant 18 yo (43%, OB, +/-2022) 
We might have had to do this child earlier than the 15 yo at 50%. Too late, Kate… Color: white wine. We appear to be noticing an inclination to decrease caramel content material virtually in every single place in Whiskydom, which is cool. Nostril: kinds are extraordinarily related, light, honeyed, though this one would go rounder and a bit extra on truffles, whereas that is not solely the decrease energy. Much less stamina for positive, and extra averageness let’s assume. Mouth: a tad extra on overripe apples, teas, raisins and biscuits, in addition to candy ale. Actually an allrounder that may simply please simply everybody. End: a bit extra vanilla, banana, raisins and truffles. Some candy sherry in there, apparently. Candy fudge within the aftertaste. Feedback: every little thing is working very effectively on this gifted little Speysider of excellent age. Even the energy could be very okay, though the worth could be a bit steep IMHO.
SGP:641 – 82 factors. |
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