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Glen Grant 1956 Gordon and MacPhail 65 Year Old Batch #21/218 / LMDW 65th Anniversary

Lot: 6148046

Glen Grant 1956 Gordon and MacPhail 65 Year Old Batch #21/218 / LMDW 65th Anniversary

Winning Bid: £4,500
(Reserve not met) This lot currently has: 8 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Glen Grant
Age: 
65 Year Old
Vintage: 
1956
Region: 
Speyside
Bottler: 
Gordon & MacPhail
Cask Type: 
first-fill ex-Sherry butt
Bottled Strength: 
55.4%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Glen Grant 1956 Gordon and MacPhail 65 Year Old Batch #21/218 / LMDW 65th Anniversary

Glen Grant is one of Speyside's most recognised distilleries. It was built in 1839 by James and John Grant, and was a huge facility for its time. Its size increased exponentially over time, in the hands of John's son, John "The Major" Grant (who also built the short-lived Caperdonich next-door), and twice in the 1970s following the merger with The Glenlivet Distillers and its subsequent takeover by Seagram. Glen Grant was bottled as a single malt as early as the late-19th century, and developed a global export market. None perhaps as important as in Italy, where their agent in the 1960s, Armando Giovinetti, turned it into the nation's favourite whisky, after discovering the palate preferences of his countrymen for very young single malts. So loved is Glen Grant in Italy, that the distillery is now owned by Gruppo Campari, who bought it from Pernod Ricard in 2006.

Glen Grant licensed its brand to a number of bottlers in the mid to late 20th century, the most prominent of which was Gordon & MacPhail. This good standing with the distillery furnished the Elgin-based independent firm with a steady supply of high-quality casks, and subsequently, high-quality releases. The preference of the Italian parent firm at the distillery today for its younger output, often means that Gordon & MacPhail are given access to some impressively aged casks.

The Connoisseurs Choice label is one of the most recognisable independent bottlings on the market, and this release follows the 2018 rejuvenation of the brand, which saw it reimagined as a premium single casks range.

This incredible whisky was distilled in 1956 and aged in first-fill ex-Sherry butt #4451 for 65 years. It was bottled on 15th December 2021 to celebrate the 65th anniversary of legendary French spirit merchants, La Maison du Whisky.

One of 180 bottles.

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