Glen Grant 40 years 1965 Signatory Vintage Cask n°5343 - One of 285 - bottled 2006 Cask Strength Collection

  • 56.80% |
  • 0.70L

A single cask (#5343) Glen Grant distilled in 1965, aged in a Sherry cask and bottled in 2006 by Signatory Vintage. The founder of Signatory Vintage, Andrew Symington, began working in whisky by selecting casks for the Prestonfield House Hotel in Edinburgh. He subsequently founded Signatory Vintage …More info

Description du lot

  • Distillery: Glen Grant
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland Speyside
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 low-shoulder
  • State: 1 plastic capsule

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Glen Grant 40 years 1965 Signatory Vintage Cask n°5343 - One of 285 - bottled 2006 Cask Strength Collection

Cuvée presentation

A single cask (#5343) Glen Grant distilled in 1965, aged in a Sherry cask and bottled in 2006 by Signatory Vintage. The founder of Signatory Vintage, Andrew Symington, began working in whisky by selecting casks for the Prestonfield House Hotel in Edinburgh. He subsequently founded Signatory Vintage in 1988, where he invested in a small bottling chain within his cellars in Edinburgh. He started bottling at cask strength without cold filtering or colouring, which was uncommon for the late 1980s. The legendary Dumpy Bottle series listed information that up until that point had never been shared by bottlers, such as the cask number, the type of cask, and the number of bottles, which was written by hand. Signatory Vintage carved a reputation for themselves by not only selling legendary whiskies from iconic distilleries like Springbank, Ardbeg, Laphroaig and Bowmore, but also by bottling whiskies from extremely rare distilleries like Ben Wyvis, Glen Flagler and Killyloch. Additionally, they also bottled numerous versions distilled in Lomond stills from Miltonduff (Mosstowie), Glen Keith (Craigduff, Glenisla) and Glenburgie (Glencraig). In 2002 Symington acquired the Edradour distillery in Pitlochry in the Highlands. He relocated Signatory Vintage and installed the cellars across from the distillery. A limited edition of 285 bottles.

The distillery Glen Grant

Scotland, Speyside. Distillery operational. Owners: Chivas Brothers Ltd, Pernod Ricard

Glen Grant is a textbook case in the history of the Scotch whisky industry. For decades (and still to this day), the distillery's official label was found on both independent bottlings and the distillery's own bottlings. Some of the most active independent bottlers in the 50s and 60s included Gordon & MacPhail, Campbell, Hope & King (which also worked with Macallan for the bottling and distribution of its malt), Cadenhead, Robert Watson and R Moray Bonding. The result is a multitude of available versions, making it an enthralling dram to collect. As Glen Grant was a blender's malt (Chivas Regal, 100 Pipers, etc.), its owners concentrated on a more classic maturation method characterized by bourbon. Gordon & MacPhail for their part decided to specialize in versions aged exclusively in ex-sherry casks. It was a smart move and their vintages casks became highly prized by whisky enthusiasts and collectors across the world.

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Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Glen Grant
  • Vintage: 1965
  • Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  • Age: 40 years
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland Speyside
  • Alcohol percentage: 56.80 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 low-shoulder
  • State: 1 plastic capsule
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown

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