Glen Grant 17 Year Old 1993 A.D. Rattray

OK, the official bottlings have been tasted, time for some Indies. Let us start with a 17 Year Old single cask Glen Grent from A.D. Rattray.

The nose is alive and kicking and very aromatic on pears, oranges and banana. Vanilla and a touch of oak. Quite floral too. Some dried grass, maybe even some hay, and a nice bouquet of spring flowers. Wet pine cone. Even patato skins. Now, that does not sound very nice, but in this case, it is! Water makes little difference. This is a very enticing nose.

It dances on the palate, very spicy. Think pepper, ginger and woodspice. Apple cider, pear drops, citrus peel. Roasted and sugared nuts. A bit of salty liquorice. Midpalate it becomes a bit drying. Adding water makes it sweeter and softer.

On the long and warm finish, I get oak and liquorice.

I really like this! Can take water, but does not really need it. Thanks to Jurgen’s Whiskyhuis for the sample.

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