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Glen Grant whisky

Glen Grant is a Speyside distillery at the northern end of Rothes, founded in 1840 by the brothers John and James Grant (Glen Grant). It is part of Campari Group. The distillery describes its single malt as aromatic, with a distinctive sweet fruitiness (Glen Grant), made from Scottish barley only and Caperdonich spring water, and matured in ex-bourbon barrels and ex-Spanish oak sherry casks (Glen Grant). It bottles its whisky on site, in a bottling hall opened in 2013.

The range we track

  • Glen Grant 10 Year Old (40% ABV, £34.95 at Master of Malt) is matured in ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks (Glen Grant).
  • Glen Grant 15 Year Old (50% ABV, £64.95 at Hard To Find Whisky) is first-fill ex-bourbon only and non-chill filtered.
  • Glen Grant 21 Year Old (46% ABV, £249.95 at Hard To Find Whisky): the producer’s page gives tasting notes but not its casks.
  • Glen Grant 25 Year Old (£549.95 at Hard To Find Whisky) is matured in American oak bourbon barrels and Oloroso casks in dunnage warehouses (Glen Grant).
  • Glen Grant Exploration No.1 (£88.13 at Master of Malt) is a limited edition finished in rum casks after bourbon barrels and bottled at 48% without chill filtration (Glen Grant).

The grid below also carries Gordon & MacPhail’s old Glen Grant vintages and other independent bottlings, which the distillery did not bottle; compare the bottler, vintage and strength before the price. For more Speyside single malt, see the Speyside region page and the best single malt under £50. Prices are the best current in-stock offer from the UK retailers we check (how we compare prices).

Sources and review

12 full-size bottles (50cl to 1 litre) in stock, with the best current price from the UK retailers we check.

Known for

The flavour families that most often turn up for Glen Grant.

A guide to the house style rather than a promise: individual releases can differ.

About the distillery

Region
Speyside, Scotland
Founded
1840
Status
Producing
Capacity
6.2 million litres of pure alcohol a year (stated capacity, not actual output); as recorded October 2026. Number 26 of 169 by stated capacity.
Stills
8 (4 wash, 4 spirit)
Owner
Owned by Campari Group (since 2006); as recorded October 2026
Say it
glen grant
SMWS code
9, the number on Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottlings (SMWS code decoder)
Visitor rating
4.4 out of 5 (321 reviews); TripAdvisor, October 2026

Read the full history on Whiskipedia

Secondary Market Barometer

8,736 lots sold · £3.5m hammer total

How Glen Grant bottles have traded at Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer and Whisky Hammer between May 2011 and October 2026. Hammer prices exclude buyer's premium, VAT and delivery, except that a Whisky Hammer price includes 20% VAT when a VAT-registered business sells the lot.

Trading volume
#33Often tradedof 178 distilleries by lots sold
Bids per lot
21.4Average biddingWhisky Auctioneer only, against 20.5 across all distilleries
Median hammer price
£120.00average £404.17, pulled up by the top lots
Independent bottlings
56%Mostly independent bottlingsof lots (4,889), the rest official bottlings (3,847)Median hammer: official £65.00, independent £260.00
Highest hammer prices
BottleSoldHammer
Glen Grant - 72 Year Old (1948) Gordon & MacPhail2024£26,250.00
Glen Grant 1948 72 Year Old - Darlington Crystal Decanter2024£17,500.00
Glen Grant 1948 Gordon and MacPhail Old Private Collection / Coronation of King Charles III2023£14,499.00
Most often sold
BottleLotsMedian
Glen Grant 10 Year Old553£41.00
Glen Grant 18 Year Old188£80.00
Glen Grant 8 Year Old154£85.00
Top independent bottlers
BottlerLotsMedian
Gordon & MacPhail1,861£650.00
Scotch Malt Whisky Society703£100.00
Cadenhead492£90.00

Past auction results, not a valuation or a guide to future prices. Figures compiled 12 November 2026.

Independent bottlings make up most of the Glen Grant lots here; our study of the workhorse malts and independent bottlers looks at where that happens and whether those bottlings cost more. Before comparing a hammer price with a shop price, add the fees: buying whisky at auction vs retail works through them. Auction medians for many brands have fallen since their 2021 and 2022 peaks, as what 1.6 million auction lots show about whisky prices sets out.

Questions

What is the cheapest Glen Grant whisky?
The cheapest Glen Grant whisky is Glen Grant Speyside Single Malt Scotch 10 Year Old Whisky (10 years old, 40% ABV, 70cl), at £34.95 from Master of Malt. That is £39.90 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: Glen Grant Speyside Single Malt Scotch 12 Year Old Whisky (£49.95) and Glen Grant Speyside Single Malt Scotch 15 Year Old Whisky (£64.95).
How much does Glen Grant whisky cost?
Glen Grant whisky costs from £34.95 to £24,500.00, with a median of £299.95 for a full-size bottle (50cl to 1 litre). The dearest is Glen Grant 1948 (cask 1365) King Charles III Coronation Release Single Malt Whisky.
What is the oldest Glen Grant whisky you can buy?
Glen Grant 1948 (cask 1365) King Charles III Coronation Release Single Malt Whisky, at 74 years old, from £24,500.00.
What strength is Glen Grant 15 Year Old?
50% ABV. Glen Grant matures it in first-fill ex-bourbon casks only and bottles it without chill filtration, which sets it apart from the 10 Year Old: that is matured in ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks and bottled at 40%.
Why are Glen Grant's stills so tall?
James ‘The Major’ Grant introduced tall, slender pot stills with water-cooled purifiers after he took over in 1872, according to Glen Grant. The distillery says it was the first to use a water-cooling purifier, and it still describes its single malt as having a distinctive sweet fruitiness (Glen Grant).