Grant's Sherry Cask Reserve

Grant's Sherry Cask Reserve is a respectable budget Scotch. It has maybe a touch less complexity compared to the standard Family Reserve, but there is the added richness of the Oloroso casks.

You get raisin and hints of peat and toffee on the nose; with water it becomes juicier with lots of fresh grape. The taste and mouthfeel are also improved by the addition of a bit of water or an ice cube, smoothing out the rough edges of the young grains and enhancing the whisky's sweet-spicy character. The finish is short.

This is a light-bodied, easy-drinking whisky that lacks the bitterness that throws many young blends off balance. I appreciate its approachable character and the way the sherry influence sits in balance with the rest of the flavour. Good stuff.

Funny how this label is still not on connosr - it's a decent blended Scotch, nothing spectacular but I do like it. Thin bodied with a light-to-medium amber colour - but a fairly complex aroma of olive oil, sherry and a hint of mango. Buttery taste of tropical fruit, slightly sweet-n-smoky and some light caramel. Long warm finish.