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Glen Grant 8 Year Old - Gordon Graham - Circa 1930

LOT ID: 0423-479


End Date : May 31 2023 08:00 PM


Total Bids: 33   

Winning Bid
£950.00


LOT DESCRIPTION

Glen Grant 8 Year Old. Bottled by Gordon Graham & Co. Ltd. Bottled 1920s, early 1930s. No strength stated although equal to 75cl. 70 Proof. Stopper cork with branded foil seal. Two-piece moulded glass. No box.

A wonderful old bottle of Glen Grant 8-year-old bottled under licence by independent blenders and bottlers Gordon Graham & Co, who were of course more famous for their Black Bottle blended whisky. We estimate that this bottle dates from around the 1920s or 1930s.

This beautiful old Glen Grant is in very good condition for its age and sports the famous label depicting J. & J. Grant, familiar from the many subsequent Gordon & MacPhail bottlings. The base of the bottle has the bottling code A.G.W., most likely the Alloa Glass Work company. This is the first old Glen Grant bottled by Gordon Graham & Co. that we’ve come across, and we’re delighted to have the honour of bringing this exceptionally rare treasure to auction.

CONDITION

Good.

FILLING LEVEL

Upper Shoulder

Distillery:  Glen Grant

Distillery Status:  Working

Region: Speyside

Bottling Year: Circa 1930

Age: 8

Category: Single Malt

Country: Scotland

Bottle Size: NA

ABV: 70 Proof

Founded in 1840, Glen Grant is one of Speyside’s largest and greatest distilleries. The distillery became part of Seagram’s Chivas Brothers group in the 1970s, and was subsequently acquired in 2001 by Pernod Ricard, who sold Glen Grant to Campari in 2006. 

Glen Grant’s association with Italy goes back much further, however. Gordon & MacPhail were already licensed bottlers of Glen Grant in the 1960s when the two companies began a highly beneficial relationship with Italian hotelier and importer Armando Giovinetti which led directly to Glen Grant’s ongoing dominance of the Italian single malt market.

Glen Grant’s spirit is particularly well-suited to very long ageing in both bourbon and sherry casks, making it the perfect fit for Gordon & MacPhail who released a 72-year-old Glen Grant in 2020 and whose semi-official licensed bottlings of Glen Grant are legendary. Indie Glen Grants are abundant and are generally excellent value.

DISCLAIMER

Although a condition report is normally included in the Lot description, we do recommend viewing/close inspection prior to placing any bids. If this is not an option and you have questions beyond the offered description and images, please use the form below "Ask A Question" to make specific enquiries or to receive a more in-depth condition report. Otherwise, Lots will be sold as seen and described.
Please note: due to the various ages of bottles, corks and their seals, condition of liquid is at the buyer's discretion. And no claim can be lodged against failure/leakage in transit.All bottles are checked by our whisky specialists Wayne & Harrison Ormerod prior to any auction. We do not auction opened bottles so therefore all items are sealed unless stated under certain circumstances where seals were never issued by the producer.
No item is deemed new, however many items are generally in good condition. When this is not the case, we aim to mention any faults in the description. The images supplied are of the actual item you will receive. If the filling level of the liquid is not visible in the images provided, we aim to indicate the current position in the description. If the filling level is impossible to determine, such as with ceramics decanters, we will provide an overall weight of the decanter in KG. Our filling level guideline can be found here.
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BID HISTORY

BID DATE TIME
Last Bids £950.00 31st May 2023 19:42