Famous Grouse 10 Year Old

Famous Grouse 18 Year Old

Nose: Big Sherry. Very Macallan-esque with butter and toffee on top. Palate: The palate is also influenced by sherry , dried fruit, and some malt and spice. It’s not very impressive, but nice. Finish: Dried fruit and cocoa. A nice daily dram, but not over complex, and for malts aged 18 years one would expect a little more. Off to the Sheep dip...

Score 81/100

The Black Grouse

Nose: Infusing without being intrusive. Quite polite and small. Shy peat notes. Mouth: Lots going on! A very interesting surprise. Much more insistent than the nose but still not aggressive - it's all there and coats the mouth accordingly but without rushing you. Peat first but it sweetens up nicely through the smokey overtures with perhaps a very...

Score 77/100

Famous Grouse Black Grouse Alpha (Famous Grouse)

Edrington sold their Black Bottle to Burn Stewart in 2003. They created the Black Grouse as a replacement and went a step further in 2012 with this Black Grouse Alpha Edition. It contains even more peaty whisky than the Black Grouse. While the peat is unmistakable and brings with it a hint of smoke – like a campfire that has just been doused – the...

Score 84/100

The Black Grouse

It's Canada Day weekend, so of course I should be reviewing some fine Canadian whisky. However, I have already reviewed my Canadian single malts, and have only Alberta Premium on hand. Since I cannot yet wrap my head around rye and, therefore, would not be able to produce a valid review, I have decided instead to review The Black Grouse (which, I...

Score 85/100