Archives Glen Grant 56 Year Old 1962

Distilled 17th September 1962, bottled 18th September 2018 at 56 Years Old. Cask: First Fill Sherry Butt #4405, total out turn 55 bottles at 54.6%

For more than 120 years, Gordon & MacPhail has been driven by a simple mission: to create Single Malt Scotch Whisky of exceptional quality. This year, a limited selection of bottlings are being released from the company's fabled whisky Archive, each representing the unique and rare whiskies for which Gordon & MacPhail is renowned.

Rich Sherry influences, dark fruits - dried figs and blackcurrant with spicy cloves. Thick treacle notes give way to polished oak and aged leather. The palate has fruitcake, intense spices , Seville orange and charred oak flavours. Morello cherries and liquorice give way to a charred edge and subtle coffee grounds. The finish is long and full bodied with plenty of spice and oak.