Whisky Review: Glen Grant 12-Year-Old

Lots of cereal grains. Barley, vanilla frosting, orange cream soda. Very straightforward and clean. Not terribly layered. The burn is bright, yet short. Lingering toffee notes. Final Thoughts and Score: Glen Grant 12 Year Old is simple and easy. It’s a bit too easy in the sense that it tends to hover in an overpopulated segment of the single malt landscape. There isn’t much to clearly define the dram on its own. The word that most prominently comes to mind when sipping this is “competent.” That is hardly a word that inspires me to reach for another glass right away. Glen Grant 12 Year Old works just fine as a simple sipper or easy mixer. To expect more is to invite disappointment.