Glen Grant 17 years 1995 Duncan Taylor Cask n°85120 - One of 472 - bottled 2013 Whiskytrain

Lot presentation

Glen Grant 17 years 1995 Duncan Taylor Cask n°85120 - One of 472 - bottled 2013 Whiskytrain

The wine

A Glen Grant single cask (#85120) distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2013 by Duncan Taylor after 17 years’’ maturation. Duncan Taylor was originally a cask broker founded in Glasgow in 1938. The company moved into independent bottling in 2001 after it was bought by Euan Shand, a former employee of Glendronach, who moved the company to Huntly, Aberdeen, and made the most of the many casks available to it. A limited edition of 473 bottles to mark the fifth anniversary of the Whisky Train.

About the Producer Glen Grant

Scotland, Speyside. Distillery operational. Owners: Chivas Brothers Ltd, Pernod Ricard

Glen Grant is a textbook case in the history of the Scotch whisky industry. For decades (and still to this day), the distillery's official label was found on both independent bottlings and the distillery's own bottlings. Some of the most active independent bottlers in the 50s and 60s included Gordon & MacPhail, Campbell, Hope & King (which also worked with Macallan for the bottling and distribution of its malt), Cadenhead, Robert Watson and R Moray Bonding. The result is a multitude of available versions, making it an enthralling dram to collect. As Glen Grant was a blender's malt (Chivas Regal, 100 Pipers, etc.), its owners concentrated on a more classic maturation method characterized by bourbon. Gordon & MacPhail for their part decided to specialize in versions aged exclusively in ex-sherry casks. It was a smart move and their vintages casks became highly prized by whisky enthusiasts and collectors across the world.