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The Black Grouse Tasting note

By Miguel at 2011 Dec,06 in Tasting , The Famous Grouse

“No peat on the nose and a bit light taste but such great finish...”

88

Step into the dark side with this peaty yet delicately sweet whisky from the Famous Grouse. Named after the rare bird, the Black Grouse. The Black Grouse is a no-nonsense drink, with a strong and sweet opening thanks to the Islay malts and a gentle and aromatic finish.

This dram has a amber-like color.

Nose (89): strong. peaches, floral, citrus, honey, wood, spices.

Palate (85): light. peat, citrus, wood.

Finish (89): longer than average. peat, citrus, earth, floral.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Black Grouse with 88 points over 100.

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The Famous Grouse Tasting note

By Miguel at 2011 Dec,05 in Tasting , The Famous Grouse

“Truly a great whisky for its price. It has a lot of a good sherried whisky: Macallan, but also has a lot cheap grain blended there too.”

85

First produced in 1860 (when it was just 'The Grouse'), The Famous Grouse has been the No. 1 whisky in Scotland since 1980.

This dram has a gold-like color.

Nose (86): strong. peaches, wood, raisins, honey, citrus, malt. Great nose but alcohol spoils the fun. A pity.

Palate (84): light, oily, powerful. raisins, wood, spices, citrus, sulphur.

Finish (85): longer than average. wood, cocoa, raisins, honey.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Famous Grouse Blended Scotch Whisky with 85 points over 100.

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The Snow Grouse Tasting note

By Miguel at 2011 Dec,04 in Tasting , The Famous Grouse

“Like a bourbon but with less flavour.”

85

Made from grain spirit and matured in oak casks before being gently chill filtered, the light and vanilla-sweet Snow Grouse whisky has a smooth taste. With a "sweet gloopy mouth-feel, it has a cool taste sensation when served seriously chilled"

This dram has a fino-like color.

Nose (85): strong. peaches, vanilla, honey, corn, floral.

Palate (85): light, powerful. honey, corn, wood, vanilla, spices.

Finish (85): average. corn, honey, vanilla.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Snow Grouse with 85 points over 100.

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The Famous Grouse 12 years old Gold Reserve Tasting note

By Miguel at 2011 Jan,08 in Tasting , The Famous Grouse

83

The Famous Grouse Gold Reserve 12yo is a blend of single malt whiskies including The Macallan and Highland Park and also grain whisky. The Gold Reserve expression has the acccolade The Silk of Scotland because of it's silky smooth finish. There are hints of ripe peach on the nose and palate.

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (76): inexistent. sherry, spices, wood, fruity. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (88): . some sherry, spices, wood. good flavor. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (84): no finish. wood, sherry and honey. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this The Famous Grouse 12 year Gold Reserve with 83 points over 100.

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The Famous Grouse 1970's Decanter Tasting note

By Miguel at 2011 Jan,07 in Tasting , The Famous Grouse

72

A precious decanter of the Famous Grouse featuring a grouse.

This decanter is full of Famous Grouse blended scotch whisky. Really bottle old.

The Famous Grouse blended whisky is famous for using an important part of single malts from The Macallan and Highland Park.

If you enjoyed this blended whisky, you should give a try to the Famous Grouse 12 years old Gold Reserve that has a bigger proportion of single malts.
This is a piece of history. The bottle is from 1970′s and a friend of me, knowing that I collect whisky, gave it to me. The cork on the top of the bottle was in really bad condition, so having to replace the cork with a new one I decided to give it a try. One of the times the whisky from the bottle leaked I smelt it and was great: dry oloroso, almost fino, wood, spices but then when I have finally tasted it there wasn’t things in that dimension.

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (72): inexistent. fruits, sherry and some toffee. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (76): . sweet, toffee, fruits: peach and coffee. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (68): no finish. toffee and wood. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this The Famous Grouse Decanter with 72 points over 100.

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The Famous Grouse Malt Tasting note

By Miguel at 2011 Jan,06 in Tasting , The Famous Grouse

79

Why interfere with nature when the results are this inspiring? Famous Grouse let the finest single malt whiskies mature at their own pace, before individually selecting the casks that will come together in The Famous Grouse Malt. The light floral nose and light appearance give way to a fully-fledged but youthful Speyside sweetness, an incredibly smooth malt whisky.

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (76): inexistent. toffee and cocoa. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (84): . sherry, toffee, malt and wood. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (76): no finish. toffee and wood. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this The Famous Grouse Malt with 79 points over 100.

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The Famous Grouse

By Miguel at 2011 Jan,05 in Featured , The Famous Grouse

The Famous Grouse is a brand of Scotch whisky that create blended malt and blended whisky. It has its spiritual home at the Glenturret distillery.

It was founded in 1897 by Matthew Gloag and Son and now owned by the Edrington Group. Gloag purchased whiskies from distilleries and created his own whisky blending them in Perth, Scotland.

In 1860, his son, William Gloag got the compan and start producing blended whiskies. His son, Matthew, created the Grouse brand in 1896.
In 1920 they established small overseas markets and in 1936 the brand built a bottling plant and a warehouse in Perth. It was not until 1960 that the Famous Grouse began to win support in Scotland becoming its best selling blended whisky brand since 1980.

In 1970 the brand was still owned by the Gloag family, but Matthew and his wife died and the family to avoid the big death duties sold the brand to Highland Distilleries, from where Gloag family bought many of its whiskies.

Highland Distilleries promoted the Famous Grouse under the direction of John Macphail, obtaining a big sales increases.

The blend is crafted with some of the best single malt whiskies such as Macallan and Highland Park.

Right now there are several expressions of the Famous Grouse and some of them special bottles for duty free or oversea markets:
Famous Grouse Blended Malt
Famous Grouse 12 years old Gold Reserve
Famous Grouse 15 years old
Famous Grouse 18 years old
Black Grouse
Snow Grouse

These are the bottles of The Famous Grouse that I own.