Grant's Family Reserve

Grant's Family Reserve

I picked up a bottle of Grant’s very reluctantly in 2005 after reading Jim Murray’s praise for the blend. I was very board by it at the time. But over the years I keep coming back to it (I always like to keep at least one blend around). My wife’s favorite drink is a Blood and Sand. Her favorite scotch for said cocktail is Lagavulin 16yo . . ....

Score 83/100

Grant's Family Reserve

Don't be fooled by the price, Grant's Family Reserve is a great, complex and well balanced whiskey. The Nose: You can smell the barrel from which it came, oak. Tangy molasses, a cloud of sucre a la creme and then candied smoked bacon to to seduce you a little bit. The Palate: Gentle with melted confectioners' sugar. Dry Maplewood with candied sap....

Score 83/100

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 Ale Cask Finish

Thanks to @talexander and @mrallen for the reviewed samples. Grant's Ale Cask Reserve was finished in Innis & Gunn Ale Casks. There is no age statement. I do not know how long the reviewed bottle has been open Nose: strong apple plus citrus are the main themes. This is agreeably sweet, with bananas and butterscotch. There is a little spice....

Score 83/100