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After the sale of Black Bottle (and Bunnahabhain distillery) to Burn Stewart in 2003, Edrington Group was looking for a replacement. After the success of the Famous Grouse, it was just a small step to…

This Grouse obvisously aims at the younger vodka drinkers. You can tell by the packaging and the advise on the label to serve it 'seriously chilled'. 'Smoothchill filtered' is what it says. What the hell…

This is not just your next blend. This one is a blended malt (previously vatted malt). For this 10 Year Old Famous Grouse, John Ramsay used some noteworthy single malts like Highland Park, The Macallan…

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…

Not a particular fan of the Speysides I find them a little harsh for my tastes. But right from the deep gold color and may be a slight all spice noise.Maybe slightly sweeter than other Speysiders, def…

Pleasant nose but a little rough on the taste buds. Missing finesse.

Glen Scotia is the lesser known distillery in Campbeltown, and is often shadowed by the more popular and well known Artisan distillery of Springbank. It’s also fairly small with an output of about 150…

Very interesting bottling that I received for Christmas.Nose: The first dram I poured out of this bottle, I was surprised to found out that it is a peated whisky. Since then, I have hard time nosing any…

Silky smooth on the first sip the evolves into an overwhelmingly malty palate with subtle honey edges. Slight hints of vanilla and citrus with a background of delicate smokiness.

Very aromatic nose with a delicate first sip. Complex whisky with a sweet yet dry, young but oaky characteristic. Subtle toastiness with a nice smokey background. Great for the price.