Glen Grant – 1969 James MacArthur's Old Master's Cask Strength Selection (70cl, 57.1%)

A Speyside single malt from Glen Grant, distilled in 1969 and bottled in 2000 by James MacArthur for its Old Master's Cask Strength Selection. It is bottled at 57.1% in a 70cl bottle. The colour is mahogany. The nose opens dry, with cocoa, camphor, cherry liqueur and strawberry jam, and becomes more complex with time. The palate is creamy and salty, with salted liquorice, cake, dried fruit, prunes in Armagnac and a coffee note, in a full-bodied, sherried style. The finish is on caramelised fruit and salted liquorice.