Famous Grouse - Liqueur - Whisky

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The brand has origins in Perth in central Scotlnd where founder Matthew Gloag was a wine merchant and impo. Shortly after, the very first logo and Label for the Whisky Bottle was designed, only at this point did the business expand to new purpose built premises on Kinnoull Street. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

The long connection between the Royal Navy and rum can be traced back to 1655 and Vice-Admiral William Penn's expedition to the West Indies. The Famous Grouse is a brand of blended whisky, named in commemoration of the red grouse, Scotland's national game bird. The inspiration for this liqueur’s creation came after one winter’s night when John and two colleagues were snow bound at a remote distillery with the only sustenance they could find being ginger cake and mandarin oranges which they chased with a dram or two of whisky. The range was expanded in recent years to include Snow Grouse, Naked Grouse, Black Grouse, and Popular Spiced.

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Keeping these high standards has made Famous Grouse Whisky Scotland's favourite Whisky for over 40 years. Famous Grouse Whisky is also highly regarded for being the first Blended Whisky company to release a cask finished Blended Whisky. Despite having lost its spiritual home with the sale of Glenturret in 2019, The Famous Grouse remains as popular as ever.If you continue without changing your settings, we`ll assume that you are on board with our cookie policy. The story of this release is that John Ramsey, former master of malt had inspiration from a cold winter’s night while indulging in a few glasses of whisky and easting ginger cake and mandarin fruits. This milestone started in 1993 and is proof of talent in the craftsmanship of malt master David Stewart, who developed a procedure in 1982, which is known as 'Wood Finishing' today.

We've been working for generations with the same suppliers - farmers, maltsters, merchants and others - and we share a commitment to absolute quality.

Blended Scotch Whisky is a mix of barrel aged malt whisky and grain whisky, Single Malt Whisky is the result of a single Distillery. Scotland's favourite whisky was created in 1896 by Matthew Gloag, whose signature is still printed on every bottle of The Famous Grouse sold to this day. Famous Grouse liqueur was a blend of Scotch and Bourbon Whiskies, infusing citrus fruits and spices with a warmth and sweetness.

Using over 100 years of experience, Famous Grouse have created a uniquely smooth whisky based Liqueur slightly darker than many other whisky liqueurs and delivers an exceptional balance of flavour, warmth and sweetness. Today is has become one of the most recognisable brands in the whole Scotch whisky world, and under the ownership of Highland Distillers became the first blend to have its own visitor centre, formerly located at the Glenturret distillery. The General Wine Company is a family-owned and operated wine merchant in Liphook, Hampshire, England. Although it had a short run (2003-2008), this silky-smooth liqueur is excellent: a charming infusion of citrus fruits, spices, scotch and bourbon whiskies.This intricately blended Scotch whisky is aged in handcrafted oak casks, imparting a well-rounded, memorable flavour. We've made it easy for you to bid on auctions without having to keep a constant eye on every item in case you get outbid. 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.