The Glen Grant Exploration Series No. 1 is the debut of the distillery's limited Exploration Series, a Speyside single malt matured in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in Jamaican rum casks.
The Exploration Series showcases Glen Grant's signature elegant, floral style through unique maturation experiments, and the first release turns to rum casks to add tropical fruit and spice to the distillery's bright, fruity malt.
It pours a bright amber. The palate brings rich soft fruit, orange and ripe banana, then warming spice followed by sweet vanilla and a tropical flair, and the finish is lasting and creamy, with fresh pineapple notes.
The sea-green Exploration Series box makes it a fine gift for single malt lovers.
Enjoy it neat or with a drop of water.
Scotch whisky must be distilled and matured in Scotland for at least three years in oak casks, and any age statement on the label refers to the youngest whisky in the bottle.
Rum cask finishes are a natural partner for a fruity Speyside malt. The casks carry the sugar-cane sweetness and tropical character of the rum they held, and a period of finishing lets those notes layer over the whisky's existing orchard fruit and vanilla from bourbon barrels.
Glen Grant's house style is light, bright and fruity, and its tall, slender stills with purifiers help produce that clean, elegant spirit. The Exploration Series takes that signature style as a starting point and shows how different casks can shape it.
Tasting Notes
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Colour: Bright amber.
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Palate: Soft fruit, orange, ripe banana, warm spice and vanilla.
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Finish: Lasting and creamy, with fresh pineapple.
Specifications
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Producer: The Glen Grant Distillery
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Style: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Expression / Batch: Exploration Series No. 1
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Proof / ABV: 96 proof (48% ABV)
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Cask / Finish: Ex-bourbon barrels, finished in Jamaican rum casks
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Region: Speyside, Scotland
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Size: 750ml
How to Enjoy It
Serve it neat or with a drop of water. It pairs with tropical fruit, banana bread or vanilla desserts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the finish?
Jamaican rum casks, after ex-bourbon maturation.
What is the Exploration Series?
Glen Grant's limited series of maturation experiments; this is the first.
Where is it from?
Speyside, Scotland.
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