Whisky Producer Profile - Glen Grant

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Glen Grant | Est. 1840

Glen Grant Speyside Scotch $71 Median Price

Part of the Campari Group family of brands.

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Overall, Glen Grant is known for:

Vanilla

(14)

Apple

(13)

Malt

(10)

Caramel

(7)

Honey

(7)

Oak

(6)

Producer Overview

Glen Grant is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery founded in 1840 in Rothes, Speyside, by brothers John and James Grant, two former illegal distillers and smugglers who decided to take out a license. With the sea and port of Garmouth nearby, the River Spey at its feet and barley-growing plains nearby, all the basic ingredients of malt whisky were close at hand. By 1872, the founders of Glen Grant Distillery had died. Young James 'The Major' Grant, born in 1847, had always taken a keen interest in the distillery and having inherited the business and the title 'Glengrant' from his uncle John Grant, he was to prove himself a worthy successor. Stories about 'The Major' abound. A legendary innovator, socialiser and traveller, he lived by his own rules and set his own standards. New ideas fascinated him and he wasn't afraid to explore them. He was the first man in the Highlands to own a car. Glen Grant was the first distillery to have electric light. And he introduced the tall slender stills and purifiers which created the fresh malty flavour and clear colour that defines Glen Grant whisky to this day. In 1931, Major Grant, the last Glengrant, died, survived by his three daughters and a distillery that had become one of the most famous in the world. Douglas Mackessack, his grandson, was to become his successor. Previously owned by Chivas Brothers Ltd, best known for their Chivas Regal blended scotch whisky, Glen Grant was purchased by the Italian company Campari Group in December 2005. It is the biggest selling single malt Scotch whisky in Italy and continues to be one of the biggest selling single malts worldwide. Read more...