The General Wine Company is a family-owned and operated wine merchant in Liphook, Hampshire, England.

My notes for the Black Grouse included peat and smoke followed by ginger and pepper notes, a woodiness in the palate with notes of oak and rich chocolate sweetness. The Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) is a rare relative of Scotland’s national game bird, the Red Grouse. Famous Grouse Smoky Black Whisky is a bold and robust blended Scotch whisky that is perfect for whisky lovers who enjoy a smoky flavour profile.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

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With a long, smoky, aromatic finish, it’s hardly surprising that The Black Grouse was named The Best New Scotch Blended Whisky in Jim Murray’s 2008 Whisky Bible. The driver will input your year of birth into their device and may then require an ID check to complete the age verification process.

Unconventional from the start, he named his unique whisky after the iconic Scottish game bird, rather than himself. The Famous Grouse blend is one of the top-selling brands globally, and as with many blends, it was conceived by a grocer and drinks merchant named Matthew Gloag. The smoky influence of the peated malts is balanced by the trademark smoothness of The Famous Grouse to create underlying hints of cocoa and spice. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.The images shown are representative, the design, year of vintage or engraving may differ slightly from the final product.