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Join the clubA brilliant entry point for smoky Scotch blends.
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.
Over the last several years, The Famous Grouse has been exploring the potential of developing new taste profiles without disrupting their signature character. The Famous Grouse Smoky Black was one of the first products of that innovation effort. The mainline Scotch has always had a bit of smoky and peaty Whisky in the blend. Formerly called “The Black Grouse”, The Famous Grouse Smoky Black shifts the ratios toward the smokier members of the team — including a rare peat-smoked Single Malt from the Glenturret distillery and a few new additions from Islay. It’s a solid and affordable entry for fans of smokier drams with a light hand.
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The Famous Grouse Smoky Black bottle has the image of a tetrao tetrix. Sometimes called a “black-cock,” it’s a game bird from the grouse family with a brilliant, scarlet crest on its head and found in moorlands across Eurasia.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in The Famous Grouse Smoky Black Blended Scotch Whisky 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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Flaviar’s Advent Calendar 2023 is a treasure chest of 24 most attention-worthy Whiskey specimens sampled from around the world. Get ready to embark on an exciting tasting expedition where you’ll uncover new flavors, train your senses to become a connoisseur, and stay up-to-date on the most recent findings in the ever-evolving terrain of Whiskey.
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24 Whisk(e)y samples included in the Box: Sagamore Spirit Rye Whiskey, J.J. Corry The Hanson Whiskey, Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey, Starward Solera, Black Button Distilling Pre-Prohibition Style Straight Bourbon, Filey Bay Flagship Single Malt, Frey Ranch Bottled-in-Bond Rye, Famous Grouse Smoky Black Scotch Whisky, Stauning Rye, Breckenridge Port Cask Finish Bourbon, Sliabh Liag Distillers The Legendary Silkie Whiskey, Sonoma Distilling Co. Cherrywood Smoked Rye, Lochlea Distilling Co. Our Barley Single Malt Whisky, Limestone Branch Distillery Yellowstone Whiskey, Bushmills 12 Year Single Malt Whiskey, Chichibu / Ichiro’s Blended Malt and Grain, Copper Fox Rye, Naked Malt Scotch Whisky, Journeyman Featherbone Cask Strength Bourbon, Minor Case Rye, Limavady Single Barrel Irish Whiskey, High Wire Distilling Jimmy Red Straight Bourbon, Pōkeno Whisky, Deer, Bear & Moose Highland 2007 Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
A 24-Day Tasting Advent-ure for the Whiskey Explorer
Flaviar’s Advent Calendar 2023 is a treasure chest of 24 most attention-worthy Whiskey specimens sampled from around the world. Get ready to embark on an exciting tasting expedition where you’ll uncover new flavors, train your senses to become a connoisseur, and stay up-to-date on the most recent findings in the ever-evolving terrain of Whiskey.
Your Whiskey-exploring box includes everything you need to organize the best tasting adventure at home:
So, don your fedora, grab your favorite sidekick, and unlock the secrets of the Amber Kingdom!
Discover the Flaviar Advent Calendar 2023 - your gateway to a world of Whiskey wonders.
24 Whisk(e)y samples included in the Box: Sagamore Spirit Rye Whiskey, J.J. Corry The Hanson Whiskey, Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey, Starward Solera, Black Button Distilling Pre-Prohibition Style Straight Bourbon, Filey Bay Flagship Single Malt, Frey Ranch Bottled-in-Bond Rye, Famous Grouse Smoky Black Scotch Whisky, Stauning Rye, Breckenridge Port Cask Finish Bourbon, Sliabh Liag Distillers The Legendary Silkie Whiskey, Sonoma Distilling Co. Cherrywood Smoked Rye, Lochlea Distilling Co. Our Barley Single Malt Whisky, Limestone Branch Distillery Yellowstone Whiskey, Bushmills 12 Year Single Malt Whiskey, Chichibu / Ichiro’s Blended Malt and Grain, Copper Fox Rye, Naked Malt Scotch Whisky, Journeyman Featherbone Cask Strength Bourbon, Minor Case Rye, Limavady Single Barrel Irish Whiskey, High Wire Distilling Jimmy Red Straight Bourbon, Pōkeno Whisky, Deer, Bear & Moose Highland 2007 Single Malt Scotch Whisky.