Glen Grant 15 Year Old Batch Strength First Edition
Glen Grant · Glen Grant Distillery
Glen Grant has historically been underappreciated outside Italy, where it has long been a bestseller. This batch-strength release shows the distillery's light, fruity house style at full volume — the higher proof amplifies rather than overwhelms. A Speyside essential that demonstrates restraint can coexist with power.
Nose
Orchard fruit — ripe peach and baked apple — leads, followed by a clear honey sweetness. Beneath that sits vanilla and a light malty cereal note. A gentle floral quality, almost rosewater, emerges with time.
Palate
Full and creamy on entry with buttery pastry and caramel. The elevated proof carries waves of peach, almond, and a subtle woody spice without heat. The mid-palate reveals dried fruit and a whisper of coconut from the oak.
Finish
Long and warming, with lingering honey, malt, and a dry woody close that invites the next sip.
- Region
- Speyside
- Cask Type
- Ex-bourbon and ex-sherry
- Peat Level (PPM)
- Unpeated
- Distillation
- Double distilled in tall copper pot stills with purifiers
- Maturation
- Ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, minimum 15 years
- Chill-Filtered
- Non-chill filtered
Cocktail Suggestion
Speyside Highball — 2 oz Glen Grant 15 · 4 oz chilled soda water · Build in a tall glass over a single large ice spear, garnish with a lemon twist.
Food Pairing
The peach and honey notes in the whisky complement the caramelized pear while the buttery texture stands up to the bold, creamy cheese.
Distilled in the tall, slender stills that Major James Grant designed in 1840 to produce the lightest possible spirit, this batch-strength edition from Speyside's oldest continuously operating distillery reveals what happens when that delicacy meets fifteen years of patient maturation.
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