1952 Glen Grant, Private Collection, Platinum Jubilee, Speyside, Single Malt Scotch Whisky (52.3%)

This is an ancient and supremely dignified Glen Grant from Elgin’s finest Independent Bottlers, Gordon & Macphail. It is exceptionally rare to experience a Platinum Jubilee and similarly unusual to find a whisky with seven decades of maturation under its belt. This reminds me of a country kitchen spice cupboard; an oaken structure containing innumerable hand-labelled spice pots having been filled and refilled over the years. Spending time gently breathing it in gives the most nourishing rewards. This is one to toast the generations of angels who each took their share of this beautiful whisky.

Rob Whitehead, Spirits Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd