Condition: New.
Fill level: New. In the neck.
Whisky still produced: Yes.
Category: Blend.
Distillery: Glen Grant.
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie:
Bottling Year:
Stated Age: Not stated.
Casktype: Not stated.
Strength: 40.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Colouring: Yes.
Chill-filtered: Unknown.
Bottle code: LCN/AJ15 16:41 Several... PLEASE ASK!
Country Origin: Scotland.
Market: Italy.
Old Smuggler is a long running blended whisky, first bottled back in 1835. Named in honour of the whisky smugglers who traded around the Scottish islands back in those days it's still popular today produced by The Glen Grant distillery.
Tasting notes;
Appearance/colour; Antique Gold.
Nose; Plenty of grain, caramel, vanilla, honey, phenolic character
Palate; Sweet and sour notes, corn, bit of a spice
Finish: Very short, bit of honey, sweetness and wood
Distillery History: Our tall, slender pot stills capture only the finest vapours, leading to one of the world’s finest single malt Scotch whiskies.
Smugglers turned visionary leaders, brothers John and James Grant founded The Glen Grant distillery in 1840, a landmark moment in the history of Scotch whisky. Their boundless interest in industrial and technological advancements led to the construction of the northern railway. In 1820, James Grant helped lead the “Raid on Elgin,” the last clan revolt in Scottish history. His tartan waistcoat is proudly displayed at the distillery today as a reminder of The Glen Grant’s strong Highland heritage. In 1839, brothers John and James Grant applied for a distillery licence. With the sea and the port of Lossiemouth nearby, the River Spey to the south, and the surrounding barley-growing plains, all the fundamental ingredients for malt whisky were close at hand. The Grants have always been at the forefront of cutting edge innovation. James Grant was the founder of the Morayshire Railway Company, which ran trains from the port of Lossiemouth to Elgin. The creation of the railway made it much easier to build important supply lines and led to other distillery construction in the area. In 1851, one of the locomotives was named Glen Grant in his honour.
In 1872, James Grant, nephew of John Grant, inherited The Glen Grant distillery. James later became known as The Major. He revolutionized the craft of producing single malt Scotch whisky by introducing water cooling purifiers and elongated stills to capture only the finest vapours. The Major established our famous Victorian Garden in 1886 to showcase the eclectic plants and exotic fruits he gathered on his journeys across the globe. This sylvan escape has 22 acres of orchards, meadows, and gorges, including the original dram pavilion built by James Grant himself. The Glen Grant was one of the first Scottish distilleries to generate electricity (1883), and The Major introduced the tall, slender pot stills and purifiers, which created the fresh malty flavour and clear colour that defines our single malt Scotch whisky to this day.In 1931, Major Grant, the last Glen Grant, died. Douglas MacKessack, his grandson, was to become his successor.
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