
March 23, 2026

WF's Little Duos, today independent Glen Grant, natural

No real antiques today, just two small indie GGs, done quickly and properly. And why not?

Glen Grant 20 yo 2003/2024 (52.8%, WhiskySponge, exclusive for Heads & Tails Canada, 1st fill barrel, 169 bottles)

One of the funny pre-WhiskyLand labels. The old Scottish designers must be turning in their graves, but I am sure it is doing them good. Colour: straw. Nose: barley, buckwheat, beer, farmhouse bread, very ripe apples, quinces, clay, candle. With water: the candle only grows, we arrive at a huge Scottish cathedral candle. A very fine apple juice with pollen thereafter. Long live nature! Mouth (neat): the same again, barley eau-de-vie, calvados, pepper liqueur, fresh bread. With water: the epitome of malt whisky, bang on fresh and sweet barley. Finish: the cider returns, apple, barley syrup… Comments: it is not very complicated, and we were not ready to go this high, but the seminally authentic side tipped us over. When the archaeologists of the post-Trump future find these bottles among the rubble, they will say ‘that, that was malt whisky’. I do not think that will happen with ruby Port, Bordeaux or zinfandel finishings.
SGP:551 - 88 points.

Glen Grant 1999/2025 (51.2%, The Whisky Agency, Wave Farewell to 2025, hogshead, 203 bottles)

Colour: straw. Nose: this will be quick, it is exactly identical, on apple juice, cider, ale, wax, cereals. Malt whisky in its natural state. With water: the same, barley, hay, barley, hay, barley, hay, ripe apple… Mouth (neat): indeed , it is the same whisky as the 2003, word for word. Perhaps just a tiny touch more on the citrus. In short, it is perfect. With water: ditto. Finish: cider, beeswax, stewed apples… Also some quince and a very slight menthol, that does set it apart a little. We are somewhat reminded of those famous grain vodkas from ex-pot stills. Comments: just as magnificent, just as ‘pure malt’, if you see what we mean.
SGP:551 - 88 points.

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