Today we go back in time with a Glen Grant 30 Year Old , distilled in 1958 and bottled by Gordon & MacPhail in 1988.

Most of these seem to have been bottled for the Italian market (importers like Sestante) where the 5 year old Glen Grant  was a popular benchmark single malt at the time.

Glen Grant 30 yo 1958 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail 1988)

Nose: mossy, leafy notes at first, including a bit of Old Bottle Effect (metal polish). A bit of mint but also a shy but elegant fruity side (yellow apples, slight hints of...