Famous Grouse Highland Decanter

Famous Grouse Blended Scotch Whisky

The nose smells of oak and the smell of polished wood. A sweet underbelly of vanilla exists faintly. I was stuck in a cheap bar for this one, reduced to trying a blend. I thought I would give it a go and not be a malt snob. The taste was very much of wood vanish with an ever so slight hint of a better sweet malt trying to fight it's way through....

Score 49/100

Famous Grouse The Black Grouse Alpha Edition

The Black Grouse Alpha Edition was truly a nice blended whisky. Little bit lacking in character like Larry Gopnik in the Coen brothers movie "A Serious Man". Actually this is like a serious man's whisky. It doesn't give you too much to cheer about but it delivers you semi steady product. A good product for a blended whisky. The Black...

Score 82/100

Famous Grouse 1987 Vintage

Just like the 10 Year Old Malt, this is a Blended Malt (previously Vatted Malt), but this time of 12 year old single malts, all distilled in 1987. This one also contains Macallan, Highland Park and Glenrothes, so I expect is to be much like the previously tasted 10 Year Old, which I liked - a lot! Oh, yes, that nose is absolutely stunning. Even...

Score 85/100

The Black Grouse

The Famous Grouse is a well known and generally well-crafted blend. They have a good number of decent and affordable whiskies to their name. The Black Grouse is one of the better known and more widely available offerings. Personally, I consider this to be one of the brand’s best releases. It’s an unpretentious, affordable, and likeable blend if...

Score 80/100