Glen Grant is one of the best-known distilleries based in Speyside. Built in 1839 by James & John Grant, it was a huge company for its time. Over time, the size only increased when John's son, John "The Major" Grant was at the helm of this company. It also expanded a lot in the 20th century, making this distillery (along with its sister distiller Caperdonich) one of the largest in Speyside.

Already in the late 19th century, Glen Grant was marketed as a single malt whisky and that is also the reason why there are relatively many old Glen Grant single malt whiskies available. This whisky was available worldwide even then, and Glen Grant was particularly successful in Italy. As single malt whisky was not Glen Grant's core business, bottling was outsourced to Gordon & MacPhail in the mid-twentieth century. Because Gordon & MacPhail did this for several distilleries in Speyside, the series was also called Distillery Labels / Licensed Bottling.

This particular bottling was distilled in 1951 and presumably bottled in the 1990s. That makes this whisky over 40 years old and aged all this time in presumably sherry casks. In the 1950s, peat was still used relatively heavily in the drying of malt.