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Glen Grant 50 Year Old

(and a free sample of Glen Grant 10 Year Old)
Nose: Th e colour is very dark at old oak and the nose off ers a complex
and delicate old style sherry profi le of the fi nest kind with lots of
adorable old bottle fl avours. Th is for sure was one of these heavily
sherry-soaked casks that contained the sweet wine for years so it
provides lots of maturation support to even third or fourth fi llings.
Th e wood is absolutely okay in this nose and provides a fi rm but not
dominating framework for both the malt and sherry aromas.
Taste: Th e taste is truly multi-layered on sweet oloroso fl avours (fruits,
chocolates) fi rst closely followed by bitter tannins and herbs from the
wood. But the malt counters this with another wave of molten barley
sugars and honeys before the spices and nuts kick in. Th e bitter tannins
do their best to keep the enormous sweetness under control but luckily
they do not succeed in this fi ght over dominance. Th is is all pretty
balanced despite the battle that rages on my taste buds.
Finish: Th e initial mouthfeel is warming and instantly coating with
signifi cant but still bearable bitter-astringent moments from the tannins.
But these are nicely contained by the enormous creamy and sweet
moments of the sherry. Th e fi nish is long and gets smoother compared
to the wild taste as if the combatants are tired and negotiated a cease-
fi re. Th e bitter-astringent note stays until the very end but this is
absolutely okay for a 50-years old malt and not distracting at all