1/Climbing the Glen Grant range. Two rungs this week: the 10 at $70, the 15 at $149. One step up the ladder and the price more than doubles. So what does the extra height actually get you?
2/The 15: five more years in the cask and $79 more at the till. In the glass it turns biscuity — shortbread, vanilla waffles, golden syrup, a little lemon zest and ginger. Going up, the 15 gives a 10 drinker about 77% of what the 10 does; what's different is mostly strength and five years of age. Coming back down, the 10 gives a 15 drinker about 74% of what the 15 does, for 47% of its price.
3/A yes for each, then. The 10 for an easy weeknight pour: light, floral, honeyed, the clean introduction it has always been. The 15 for when the years are the point and you want that syrupy, biscuity depth to sit with. More is not always better; sometimes it's just more, and sometimes more is exactly what you're after.
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