Glen Grant’s Latest Is So Old, Its Eligible For A Pension

This year, Speyside distillery Glen Grant has scaled new heights with the first installment in its new Splendours Collection, set to feature the rarest whiskies maturing at the Glen Grant distillery. The collection of highly limited releases, which will be unveiled over the coming years, debuts with an extraordinary 65-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky, distilled in 1958 and nurtured to perfection for over six decades.

An Inspired Design
Taking creative inspiration from the distillery’s iconic Garden of Splendours, each release in the Splendours Collection is a handcrafted masterpiece paying homage to natural elements that  grow and flourish within the grounds. The first of the releases, the 65-Year-Old, is a tribute to the Himalayan Blue Poppy, one of the rarest flowers on earth and a symbol of the eternal quest for excellence that defines The Glen Grant.

The Glen Grant 65-Year-Old is presented in 151 handcrafted decanters designed by John Galvin and Glasstorm, each uniquely designed as a Mobius strip seed pod—a continuous, flowing loop  symbolizing the timelessness of nature. Intricately engraved with Himalayan Blue Poppies and  crafted from wood species still living in the Garden today, the decanter design bridges nature’s  elegance with The Glen Grant’s pursuit of excellence.

A Remarkable Whisky
This whisky, so old it could be called high ultra-aged, reflects the distillery’s unwavering dedication to quality.  Distilled in slender coal-fired pot stills that define The Glen Grant’s signature style of the time (the distillery was coal-fired until 1973), it was then filled into a single French oak butt and left to mature to for decades. The whisky was taken carefully from Warehouse No.4, the distillery’s oldest traditional stone dunnage warehouse, in 2025. As with each high age release from The Glen  Grant, the Master Distiller and his team works tirelessly to preserve the distinct character of The Glen Grant whisky over time, which is known for its extraordinary aging potential.

Greig Stables, Master Distiller at The Glen Grant, remarked, “The true scarcity of this spirit at 65 Years Old is testament to the unwavering approach to whisky making and visionary innovation which has always defined The Glen Grant. Although distilled  back in 1958, the methods remain almost entirely the same today reflecting the legacy of our  forefathers. This whisky captures a lifetime of flavor and character from its journey in a single  French oak butt. This time has created a magnificent single malt, which despite its lengthy union  in oak, retains the distinct and singular character of The Glen Grant.”

The Glen Grant 65-Year-Old is released widely across retail channels in key markets across the  world at RSP of $50,000.