Famous Grouse 15 Year Old

Famous Grouse Naked Grouse

This little beauty was slipped in as a mystery malt at a single malt tasting recently and everyone was asked to identify it. My guess was The Macallan which made me only half right! This is a lovely no-nonsense blend from Famous Grouse using arguably two of the most famous malts in the world - The Macallan & Highland Park. It is so no-nonsense...

Score 90/100

Famous Grouse The Naked Grouse

The Naked Grouse was reinvented last summer. It still comes in the same beautiful bottle, but now it is a blended malt (so no grain in the mix) and composed only of sherry matured whisky. Insiders claim in contains Glenturret, Macallan, Highland Park and more. It is rather popular in the cocktail scene, but is it drinkable on its own, I wonder?...

Score 79/100

The Black Grouse

Quite oily whisky, with citrus emerging behind the peat. On the mouth the peat dissapears behind citrus & spice, but re-emegres to take control on a good long finish. Interesting

Score 77/100

Famous Grouse Blended Scotch Whisky

A recent gift of some open bottles from a professional caterer has given me just my second taste of standard Famous Grouse Blended Scotch. Now, I am willing to take every whisky at its own merits, and have no inherent prejudice against either blended Scotch or relatively inexpensive products. That said, I am long on record as having found blended...

Score 69/100