1994 Glen Grant Barrel 10053, 58.8% ABV

Please note that the single-bottle option is offered with an unpersonalised label at £379 in bond.

Glen Grant has a long and storied history of innovation which has consistently set them apart, with a total focus on producing only the very highest quality spirit and always of its place.  

Founded in 1840 by James and John Grant, it was the only Scottish distillery to be named after its founders and is nestled right in the heart of Speyside – a region synonymous with the finest Scotch available – it’s also the home of Macallan, Glenfarclas and Mortlach, with all four renowned for their exceptional ability to age. Glen Grant were the first to bottle a single malt on-site, the first to install electric lighting and, most importantly, the first to use a purifier which, alongside their famously tall stills, produces an extremely fine new-make spirit.

For our barrel, number 10053, this new make has now been resting for almost 30 years and it is just gorgeous. It will actually turn 30 in January 2024 and our intention will be to bottle after this date, to make it an official 30 year old bottling. It went into first fill Bourbon cask on the 25th January 1994 and, after three decades, is showing immense depth and complexity. The notes of caramel and ripe orchard fruits intermingle beautifully with bitter orange, clove and nutmeg. Reaching such an age and being of this quality is very rare – the vast majority of whisky is taken out of cask long, long before this and either bottled as a younger age statement, or indeed blended out into a non-age stated product. This will be bottled at natural cask strength without colouring or chill filtration so as to ensure the fullest character of this exceptional barrel can be enjoyed.