Glen Grant – 1948/2006 58 Year Old Gordon & MacPhail (70cl, 40%)

This is a 58 year old Speyside single malt from Glen Grant, bottled by Gordon & MacPhail at 40% in a 70cl bottle. It comes in a wooden box. The whisky was distilled in 1948 and bottled in 2006, after more than half a century of maturation overseen by Gordon & MacPhail. It has no added colouring. The nose combines ripe fruit, fine malt and vanilla with soft old oak and a subtle nutty depth. The palate is elegant and soft, with ripe fruit sweetness, caramel, spice and well-integrated wood. The finish is long and calm, with malt, gentle sweetness and mature oak.