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- Category Scotch
- Country Scotland
- Distillery Famous Grouse
- Style Blended Scotch Whisky
- Alcohol 40%*
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smoky -
caramel -
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creamy vanilla -
grain -
honey -
toasted oak -
toasted -
biscuit
The story of the Gloag Family goes back tot he early 1800s when Matthew Gloag had a grocery store in Perth, Scotland — importing wine and purchasing local Whiskies to resell. Two generations later, his grand-nephew — also named Matthew — took over the family business and blended a custom Scotch he called The Grouse. His daughter designed the now famous grouse label when they renamed the Whiskey “The Famous Grouse” in 1905. The brand was sold to Highland Distillers in 1970 who devoted production and marketing resources, building it up to one of the most popular Scotch Whiskies in the world by 1980 and receiving a Royal Warrant from the Queen in 1984. Today, The Famous Grouse sells more than 2 million cases per year across a tidy range of blended Scotch spirits.
Dare we say it? Famously… The Famous Grouse folks decided that finished Scotch Whiskies need not cost an arm and a leg. They have always been focused on quality, consistency, and value, but just last year they launched a new line of “affordable” cask-finished Scotches. The first out the door is The Famous Grouse Bourbon Cask. To be clear, The Famous Grouse is a blend of great Scotch Whiskies and some of them have been initially aged in Bourbon casks, and some not. What’s different here is that the core spirits have been married and finished for up to six months more in ex-Bourbon casks. And it makes a difference. That extra time in a first-fill casks deepens the flavor profile and really opens up the aromas. It’s The Famous Grouse — elevated.
Smartass corner:
Originally being called “The Grouse” created some marketing issues. To “grouse” also means to complain or grumble in many English-speaking countries. Changing to “The Famous Grouse” and putting a rendering of the actual bird on the label in 1905 made a big difference.
- Category Scotch
- Country Scotland
- Distillery Famous Grouse
- Style Blended Scotch Whisky
- Alcohol 40%*
Appearance / Color
Antique Gold
Nose / Aroma / Smell
We instantly smell the signature biscuits and toasted grain, opening up to vanilla and corn.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
The taste opens with a bite of shortbread and lemon curd, with notes of toffee, toasted oak, and wild honey.
Finish
Mid-length and mild with corn and clove.
Flavor Spiral TM
About the Flavor Spiral
What does The Famous Grouse Bourbon Cask taste like?
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The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in The Famous Grouse Bourbon Cask and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
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smoky -
caramel -
slightly sweet -
creamy vanilla -
grain -
honey -
toasted oak -
toasted -
biscuit
Famous Grouse
The Bourbon Cask
Dog Dogson's
Smartass corner
Is Scotch always Scottish? What do you think? Yes. The answer is yes.
Whisky distilling goes way back to 1494 when the first recorded batch was made by a posse of monks who acquired about 60 gallons of barley and decided to turn it into "aqua vitae". They created the first 1,500 bottles of Scotch in History.
Beer and malt Whisky seem to have quite a bit in common. Both drinks begin with malted barley, which deliver the enzymes and sugars needed for fermentation when steeped in hot water. The two go their separate ways at the wash stage, where they're fermented or aged to become the adult beverages you know and love.
Can Scotch go bad? Technically, an unopened bottle of Scotch can last forever. Air is the only true evil to Whisky; once the liquid is oxidized it is no longer immortal. After opening, as long as you store your Whisky in a cool, dry place, it will last another 5 years.
Scotland is home to more than 20 million casks of maturing Whisky. That’s four for every person living there. Nuts!
Categories of Scotch Whisky: Single malt, Blended malt (formerly called Vatted malt), blended, single grain and blended grain Scotch.
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Dog Dogson's
Smartass corner
Is Scotch always Scottish? What do you think? Yes. The answer is yes.
Whisky distilling goes way back to 1494 when the first recorded batch was made by a posse of monks who acquired about 60 gallons of barley and decided to turn it into "aqua vitae". They created the first 1,500 bottles of Scotch in History.
Beer and malt Whisky seem to have quite a bit in common. Both drinks begin with malted barley, which deliver the enzymes and sugars needed for fermentation when steeped in hot water. The two go their separate ways at the wash stage, where they're fermented or aged to become the adult beverages you know and love.
Can Scotch go bad? Technically, an unopened bottle of Scotch can last forever. Air is the only true evil to Whisky; once the liquid is oxidized it is no longer immortal. After opening, as long as you store your Whisky in a cool, dry place, it will last another 5 years.
Scotland is home to more than 20 million casks of maturing Whisky. That’s four for every person living there. Nuts!
Categories of Scotch Whisky: Single malt, Blended malt (formerly called Vatted malt), blended, single grain and blended grain Scotch.
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