Glen Grant is a scotch whisky distillery in the Speyside region which has been operating since 1840. It used to feature heavily in the Chivas blended whiskies, but since its acquisition by Grupo Campari in 2005, has focused more heavily on its single malt offerings. Campari reached out to the Toronto Whisky Society and asked us if we’d like to try their two LCBO-listed offerings, … Continue reading Glen Grant 12 & 18 Group Reviews
I did an Advent Calendar made up of samples I had acquired over time, chosen by my wife, amongst all of the samples in my whisky shelf. We’re onto Advent Day #5. If you tried to guess she put them in order of alcohol strength, you’d be both correct and incorrect. There are some hiccups on the way. She may also be doing one with… Continue reading Glen Grant 12 1988 Single Cask Caledonia
Thanks to /u/cake_my_day for this sample Recently Glen Grant 18 was awarded the Whisky of the Year by a specific whisky book. Well, it was one of three, and was the only Scotch. As we all know, different whisky reviewers will tell you different things. I may tell you about high end whiskies, and will rate them on quality without price. Thus someone who doesn’t have the money… Continue reading Glen Grant 18
I recently had the chance to try a sample of the upcoming Toronto Whisky Society bottling. More on that in the future. Far into the future. Unless you ask or are part of it, then you’ll find out. But first we needed something to open up our tastebuds. And as an excellent hose, Igor, who is part owner of Heads & Tails, asked us what… Continue reading Glen Grant SMWS 9.88 “A heart-starter”
I haven’t had any of the 3 distilleries below before, despite having minis/samples from them for a while now. decided to review them all together. Glenburgie 10 Gordon & Macphail – 40% This is a mini I bought in Scotland at a bottle shop in edinburgh. Since we were limited in our weight flying from scotland back to mainland europe, we went the route of … Continue reading 3 new-to-me distilleries! Glenburgie 10, Balblair 10 and Glen Grant 1996, all bottled by Gordon & MacPhail
And finally I’ll stop posting all the SMWS whiskies I have…. traded for from the welcome kit. What, you thought I had run out already? I have a problem people. And it’s called too many damn samples. And an utter need to write. And an unwavering devotion to the 15th century Pope. Oh, wait, ignore that last one. It surprised even me. So, do you… Continue reading Glen Grant SMWS 9.94 “Jam & Jerusalem”
Thanks to /u/tvraisedme for this dram, it’s a couple of firsts for me, all in one! No, not the first time I traded with him, or first Scotch, or first 29 year old whisky. Or the oldest whisky, or a whisky with no chill filtering, or a whisky that was once in a person’s ass (not that this one was). No, it’s the first whisky I’ve… Continue reading Glen Grant 29 1982 Blackadder
Special thanks to /u/Porkpants81 for this interesting dram. After a long day of wine trips and eating way, way too many great burgers, it was time to come back down to earth. Have something that more so not as filled with tons of beef. And this dram definitely has less beef. Which is good, because if someone starts wasting steaks by putting them in perfectly good… Continue reading Glen Grant 10
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