Review #1305 – Glen Grant 25yr Gordon MacPhail 1989

This is an independent bottling of spirit distilled at Glen Grant distillery by Gordon & MacPhail. Bottled after 25 years of aging in a refill bourbon cask, this expression is bottled at 43% ABV.

Review #1305 | Scotch Review #460

Distiller: Glen Grant

Bottler: Gordon MacPhail

Selection: N/A

ABV: 43% ABV

Age: 25 Years

Nose: Sweet pear, red licorice candy. Honey, toasted almond, coconut. Sweet, effervescent. Peach rings and faint minerality.

Taste: Honey, almond, toffee. Some faint sulfur here. Pepper. Light minerality. Peach ring candy is big here. Nice oak structure. Mouth feel is medium, heat well in check with no ethanol.

Finish: Short, but mild. Honey, almond, toffee. Some faint ethanol here, light breadiness.

Overall: This is pretty nice, and very on profile for a Glen Grant. Nice overall.

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Rank: 6

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Decoded:

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but many things I’d rather have.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect