Grant's Triple Wood
Family Reserve revisited (and renamed)
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Review by @Megawatt
- Nose18
- Taste17
- Finish15
- Balance16
- Overall66
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Nose: a bit sweet. Also dank, mossy. Dried orange peel, raisin, damp wood, very slight peat. A decent range of aromas, but ultimately quite thin.
Taste: that hard bite of young grain whisky. A bit more peat smoke than was evident on the nose (though not a peaty whisky per se), a bit less fruity sweetness.
Finish: sweetness goes over to bitterness in a hurry, then a rapid fade.
Balance: for an entry-level blend, it offers some variety but comes across a little dirty-tasting with the young peat and harsh grains not really gelling. A bit more robust than some comparable blends but not overly pleasant.
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@Megawatt Thanks for the review. Sounds quite revolting. Good to know that it’s not up to the old Family Reserve. I think I’ll stick to Ballantine’s Finest for a decent bottom shelf blend.