Glen Grant The Major's Reserve

I was very surprised, but I did really like this. A very clear pear flavour, almost like a Calvados (with pears, that is...)!

A very smooth and unusually fruity scotch malt. In a blind tasting I could easily mistake this for an Irish. The price is decent too. This comes at 40% abv with a 5 year premise. Overall a passable malt, although it lacks originality, complexity and richness. Glen Grant is simply not as memorable as I prefer my whisky to be.

Nose: sweet cake toppings, molasses, vanilla and salty sea water. Taste: spice balanced by sweet followed by a salty oak cask aftertaste.

Nose Sweet salty vanilla with strong hints of citrus. Taste Sweet salty leather in the beginning. Mild spice in the middle and strong finishes with sweet notes lingering for a while in your mouth. Medium to full body. Great whiskey.

Vanilla with hints of char

Nose Very soft nose with light hints of fruit and a ocean breeze Taste Deep taste that can almost be described as watery with hints of vanilla and salt on the tongue.