Grant's Deluxe

Grant's Triple Wood

Nose: a bit sweet. Also dank, mossy. Dried orange peel, raisin, damp wood, very slight peat. A decent range of aromas, but ultimately quite thin. Taste: that hard bite of young grain whisky. A bit more peat smoke than was evident on the nose (though not a peaty whisky per se), a bit less fruity sweetness. Finish: sweetness goes over to bitterness...

Score 66/100

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 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 Stand Fast (2012)

This whisky is indeed a special one. A blend but a very unusual blend with a real nice story behind it. If you want the full Monty have a look here, or here, and even here. If you are lazy or don’t feel like a long reading here’s the essence in short: Earlier this year Paul Kendall, archivist of the Grant’s family, discovered a book which...

Score 88/100