Grants Character Jug 25 Year Old Sword Handle

Grant's Family Reserve

A ubiquitous blended whisky. It's inexpensive, fairly neutral and, as one person (perhaps it was @Victor) put it, a "universal solvent". Grant's Family Reserve is inexpensive and does exactly what you think: it's useful for making an Old Fashioned, a Rusty Nail, a Godfather, a Rob Roy or whatever else you fancy. It's also decent-ish for...

Score 70/100

Grant's Family Reserve

nose: very fruity, notes of prune, apricots, citrus touch, banana, baked apples, american oak, nice malt feeling, there is a very remote and minimal resemblance of peat/smoke. all in all quite strong and interesting aromas for a really affordable blend like this. taste: some caramel and malty feeling, fresh fruits, banana, but quite one...

Score 74/100

Grant's Family Reserve

An entry level whisky, it doesn't have massive complexity or delicacy but its very decent, enjoyable and accessible blend. * Nose: honey, grassy notes some caramel and plenty of barley sugar. With water caramel really comes through with buttery note as well, a grape note is there too, grassy notes really quieten down which is a shame. * Pallet:...

Score 80/100

Grant's Family Reserve

In the coming week I will be focusing on releases from Glen Grant, the famous distillery in the heart of Speyside. Before trying their single malts, let us prep the tastebuds with this Grant’s Family Reserve, their popular and cheap blend. A recent bottling in fact, the older ones I tried were not to my liking. The nose starts of closed and...

Score 65/100