Grants Character Jug 25 Year Old Barrel Handle

Grant's The Knot

As I swirled the syrupy liquid in the glencairn and the pungent aroma of caramel and vanilla wafted toward me, I looked over at the bottle and said 'ooohh...Im going to regret you, aren't I?' I've been drinking whisky for long enough and learned enough now that I have certain expectations- not many, at this price point, but above all, I expect...

Score 25/100

Grant's 12 Year Old Triple Wood

Grant's Triple Wood seems to be a re-branding of the old Family Reserve. The website specifies sherry cask, American oak, and refill bourbon barrel. Nose: sweet with dried cherries and grape juice. Lightly aromatic with heather honey. A very light peatiness, a bit of tobacco, and then some oak. Palate: quite light, with a bit of honey sweetness...

Score 74/100

Grant's 12 Year Old Blended

After 12 years of maturation in oak casks it is finished in first-fill American whiskey casks, making it richer, sweeter and more syrupy. nose: Starts with a shiff of Paper from a magazine, vanilla, honey and zest, ginger candy in addition to some smoke and tobacco leaves in the background as well as some pine leaves. Palate: initial smoke boom...

Score 80/100

Grant's Family Reserve

Colour: Pale golden straw. Body: Thin long legs down the glass. Nose: Winey, vanilla, orrange zest, water added: mandarin, marmelade. Taste: spice, toffe, honey, a bit of smoke. Water added: Spice diluted,grain sweetness shines through. Finish: Long, spicy, sweet and at the very end slightly bitter aftertaste.

Score 70/100