Famous Grouse was my first ever whisky, because my hometown has a special relationship with it. My home town is home to the 333rd Air Wing of the Royal Norwegian Air Force, and were founded in Scotland during WW2. And during that period, one of the soldiers went AWOL to visit his -ahem-, local piece of crumpet so to speak. To get back to the base before his absence was noticed, he stole a local truck. He was, of course, discovered by his superior, but as the back of the truck was full of Famous Grouse, all he got was a slap on the wrist. Ever since, Famous Grouse has been the official whisky of the 333rd RNAF Air Wing.
Famous Grouse, and Jameson's, too, both felt to me like they were "engineered" specifically for people who are planning to do a LOt of drinking. Like maybe you and a couple of buddies could sit around a fire pit and polish off a whole bottle of it in one evening.
I love hearing about other people feeling like they belong in the tribe. It's absolutely the group and community I am the most proud to be a part of. Can't wait to see everyone again in October!
Special place in my heart for the Grouse. Expatriate couple bought me a drink in a London bar and I wanted to order something not expensive but good. Tastes better because of the memories of being in London.
So happy to finally see ye review Famous Grouse. It's my dad's favourite whiskey and there's always been a bottle in our house for as long as I can remember. Of course he mostly uses it for hot whiskeys, Irish coffees and Irish teas around Christmas when the extend family members drop by to catch up. So for me Grouse makes me think of Christmas. Funnily enough I grabbed him a little 3 bottle taster set of other Grouses when I was in Edinburgh at one point and he's never tried them! He just likes seeing the line up of little Winter Grouse, Black Grouse and Naked Grouse bottles every time he goes to the cabinet. :D
I just bought my 1st bottle of Famous Grouse, I got the smell of Queen Anne's Cherries and I found it to be an easier sipper than any bourbon I've had to date. I love it.
I like to tell my friends that Islay Scotch tastes like a burnt band-aid. This has one major benefit... They never ask to drink my Islay Scotches. #NoMoochZone
I think the first whiskey where I genuinely started to notice the flavors was Jameson, I believe. Jameson Black Barrel. I tried Jack Daniels, I tried 1792, I tried Jefferson's Reserve, and all nothing but lots of alcohol, lots of burning, and then all of a sudden Jameson Black Barrel just gave me a kick of honeyed sweetness and cinnamon spice. It's been about a year and a half since then and I really want to go back after trying a bunch of different Bourbon's, Scotches, other Irish whiskey's, and see how much that Black Barrel has opened up.
Kudos to Daniel prounouncing Denali and Talkeetna properly... a lot of the little towns and native american names can be hard to nail down to poeple not from Alaska.
I knew the reference immediately. im actually having a 4oz glass of whiskey before bed to get some sleep 💤 thinking about her advice to justify my choice to have a cheeky glass. I don't usuallu buy famous grouse and wanted to try it. £12.50 on amazon. I didn't know until this moment that the ol gal's choice was famous grouse. Synchronicity. It tastes shitty btw. But that's not an issue. Definitely getting the ash.
I think the almond note that Rex is trying to nail down is what a lot of Europeans call “marzipan” I just ate some recently and it’s like a thin almond sweetness.
We, the gentry, thank you Rex for rule 4, Dry Week Exception Rule which means Crowded Barrel is a safe space where dry week does not apply and you get crayons with your whiskey!
I've had my nose broke so many times i can't hardly smell ,but can taste the differences in each brand but nothing like picking out the subtle individual hints of flavours. Definitely going to try that under-tongue sipping method later!
Love to see some Alaskan whiskey on the channel! You need to get your hands on some Port Chilkoot. I haven't had their bourbon, but their rye is really good. 🥃
Dude I remember that moment when one day I was able to taste. I find it hilarious that people have the same experience and gave it a name. Very interesting
My friends and I went through gallons of Famous Grouse and Walker Red back when we used Ice. Neat, I can taste the "neutral grain spirits" AKA vodka. The taste wall fell slowly for me.
I was at one of the nicer liquor stores near me recently, and they're doing something I thought was kinda cool. They bought a barrel of whisky from a Speyside distillery (I think either Tormore or Tomintoul) and have started selling small bottles of it proofed down to 54% using vermouth and bitters and selling it as a "cocktail". Basically a cask-strength Manhattan. The woman I spoke to there said it was because they couldn't legally sell it as Scotch for a reason I can't remember, so they decided to do something different with it.
I have to say that I’ve never been able to get by the initial heat component of the first taste,I’ve always tasted more of the nuances by adding water,thought to help me get to just neat !
I wasn't going to write this lil' story, but then Rex said, he too, had a grouse story. It's not much of a story, but it struck me as weird, maybe I was on the flip-side finally, but some guy that looked exactly like older Peewee herman with glasses and his wife came into the megabev and he was DESPERATE for famous grouse and finally ran up next to me and cried in joy and was telling one of the employees of all of the amazing wonderment that was Famous Grouse and how rare it is and how he was so happy they just so happened to have a supply and picked up two whole bottles of it. =When he left, I went up to the employee who was also eyeballing me after that spectacle as if he needed someone to talk to and we both said at the same time "Isn't Famous Grouse at every liquor store in town?" Like, even party stores and gas stations carry it. But, I'm suspecting the guy was from out of state and maybe it's not legal in his state?
Thursday July 11, 2019 - Watched the video from my hotel in Edinburgh Scotland after studying all day at the Edinburgh Whisky Academy (They told me to tell Daniel "Hello"). I wish I had brought a Texas Whisky with me to share. I might take another class on sensory analysis next year with a master blender at the school so I'll bring a few bottles then. On the training of the palate with unfamiliar flavors issue... recently I read "Bergamot" as a descriptor. I didn't know what it was, Googled it and discovered it is a citrus used in making Earl Grey Tea. It is highly unlikely that I'll ever find any Bergamot at a local store so I bought some Earl Grey. It definitely has a unique citrus note but with added earthy leafy tea notes.
I love pulling off a bad joke when member's walk into my costco asking for Famous Grouse... "Sorry no we don't have Famous Grouse. We don't allow pets in here. No Famous Grouse, no Red Stag, No Monkey Shoulder, No Bird Dog, No Red Breast, No Wild Turkey...... but the Grey Goose got in... huh..."
you NEED to check out the Black Grouse now too... budget, for sure, but also still complex and a good drinker!!! as far as the tasting notes and seeking out the thing, i have gone straight "to the source" for most of it, luckilly, i'll never have kids, and will never smell a daiper genie, used or empty :P
Finally! A scotch whisky again. With the amount of donations this channel has gotten, you almost would think it was called the Bourbon Vault instead of the Whiskey Vault.
i've watched here for almost a year, but have you guys ever done a budget whisky shootout? i'd be curious to see your favorite and least fave out of all the standard well whisky ie. jameson, jack D, Jim beam, red label ect.
Maybe you guys could review the Smokey Black version of Famous Grouse! I am a big Highland Park 12 guy and I have read in a couple places that say it is a good Smokey/peated scotch that is similar in notes. I am interested as it is like $20 cheaper than Highland Park where I live and may be a more affordable option!
Famous Grouse was my gateway whisky as the one that really got me into the spirit. Recently bought another bottle after a few years, though, and I really didn't like it. Ended up using it in cocktails.
Famous Grouse is a nice and easy to drink scotch. I even can get a fleeting hint of smoke in it. And an excellent for whisky cooking! But I still prefer the Naked Grouse. Because if you are going to Grouse, Doing it Naked is where it's at!
I just did a tasting for some friends last week. While they have all had (and enjoyed) various whiskies, at least half of the group were less experienced (ie. "I've heard Crown Royal is good." and "I usually just do shots." types). As we worked through nosing and tasting, there were plenty of OMG! and Aha! moments. Toward the end, one of the guys said, "I didn't know whisky could taste like so many different things! I thought whisky was just whisky. I didn't know there was so much difference or so many flavours."
Guys Can u please review teachers Highland Cream? This whiskey has been very enigmatic for me. Its my favorite dessert scotch, and it changes for me every other bottle. Is this my palette changing or is it just extremely inconsistent? -The Egyptian
Awsome that you guys reviewed the famous grouse, I am new to wiskey. I have tasted some Jack Daniels but only at parties where it was to get drunk, not enjoy. This week I got my first whisky, the famous grouse. What an awsome coincidence.
Can feel that i haven't passed the wall. From personal experience I think the wall applies to different things, have recently come a way in coffee, but only half way i think (can now taste more but don't get the tasting notes)
With apologies to the TV shows Kung Fu and Scooby Doo… Dear Master Daniel and Shaggy Rex, I tried to paste a picture of Master Po and Shaggy to no avail. I sent Daniel the full email with pics to his whiskymarketing.org email address. I envision Master Daniel asking Shaggy Rex “Grasshopper, can you snatch the pebble from my hand?” Shaggy then saying “hell yes! What’s that behind you?” While Master Po falls for this distraction, Shaggy slaps Master Po’s hand with an underhanded stroke so the pebble goes flying in the air and Shaggy catches it! Shaggy then turns to Master Po and says “Yo B*tch, give me McCallan M!”. Also just sharing some random comments about prior episodes. • On the coffee episode where Rex tasted some aftertaste with the Aeropress, have you tried pouring hot water through the paper filter beforehand to get rid of the taste from the filter? I too, enjoy Aeropress and have found that to be helpful. • While trying to locate Balcones Texas Blue Corn in Northern California, I read this in yesterday’s newletter that there will be a whisky event in Northern California. I think you should consider a remote episode from this event! James Goad from Balcones will be there, as I have pestered him further about Texas Blue Corn being available in California this fall. You can also visit Nancy Fraley in Berkeley! See, I pay attention to these items.
I was wondering if anyone was distilling and aging whiskey in Alaska. It must be pretty good stuff given the way Daniel was smiling and bouncing after tasting it.
We currently have 3 distillers in Alaska now! One sucks real bad, in my opinion, but Denali Spirits (started as Denali Brewing Company) and North Pole have a great single malt so far. North Pole also makes a moonshine which is very interesting as well.
Finally! So glad the guys liked my donation! They didn’t say cause the info is hard to find, but it was aged 18 months in French oak barrels. Only 113 bottles total.
I wonder how a blended whisky like this one would have changed over the decades as the whiskeys used to make the blend also change or maybe a portion of the mix becomes unavailable and replaced with something else. I really like grouse as a daily, I wonder if itll still be the same taste in say 25 years.
i decided not long ago to pick up a bottle of the famous grouse; but i got the "peated" version. allong with the notes you guys said there's a wisp of smoke trolling through. Now i have a problem; i actually prefer Teachers whisky over the grouse because the smoke in that is far more involved and the flavors are much more defined. the price points on both are somewhat close to one another so its a no brainier for me. Have you guys reviewed Teachers yet? if not when will you?
I'm not experiencing the sudden palate change. Definitely gradual. I pick out notes but generally, still vague. Maybe because I'm not really searching for specific or different flavors?
Interestingly enough Famous Grouse is the Scotch that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth drinks this daily and it's standard in the Palace and all of her houses. Prince Charles also drinks this, but expands beyond just this.
Any recommendations for getting into canadian whiskey? I like just about every kind of whiskey but whenever I try a Canadian I just get a very strong almost artificial maple taste. I know the canadians hoard the good stuff due to distribution difficulties but I'd like to find a whiskey here in the states that's a good entry into Canadian whiskey
Famous grouse is ok but cheap would rather pay a little more for a better whisky but saying that aldi in the uk do some great whisky for a cheap price 👍
Love the channel. I love whiskey, but the flavor profile and smell of Scotch is either baby vomit or burnt transmission fluid. To get a good one is way to costly. American or Irish all the way.
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Famous Grouse was my first ever whisky, because my hometown has a special relationship with it. My home town is home to the 333rd Air Wing of the Royal Norwegian Air Force, and were founded in Scotland during WW2. And during that period, one of the soldiers went AWOL to visit his -ahem-, local piece of crumpet so to speak.
To get back to the base before his absence was noticed, he stole a local truck. He was, of course, discovered by his superior, but as the back of the truck was full of Famous Grouse, all he got was a slap on the wrist. Ever since, Famous Grouse has been the official whisky of the 333rd RNAF Air Wing.
I really like that you review the budget stuff as well as the high end, seeing Famous Grouse here is cool
Grouse is great stuff. Notes, brown sugar, nougat, toffee, sea salt, white pepper, vanilla cigar and three musketeers candy bar.
@@intouch8789 for me looks like you name random stuff...(while drinking my cheap famous whiskey)
Famous Grouse, and Jameson's, too, both felt to me like they were "engineered" specifically for people who are planning to do a LOt of drinking. Like maybe you and a couple of buddies could sit around a fire pit and polish off a whole bottle of it in one evening.
I love hearing about other people feeling like they belong in the tribe. It's absolutely the group and community I am the most proud to be a part of. Can't wait to see everyone again in October!
Special place in my heart for the Grouse. Expatriate couple bought me a drink in a London bar and I wanted to order something not expensive but good. Tastes better because of the memories of being in London.
So happy to finally see ye review Famous Grouse. It's my dad's favourite whiskey and there's always been a bottle in our house for as long as I can remember. Of course he mostly uses it for hot whiskeys, Irish coffees and Irish teas around Christmas when the extend family members drop by to catch up. So for me Grouse makes me think of Christmas.
Funnily enough I grabbed him a little 3 bottle taster set of other Grouses when I was in Edinburgh at one point and he's never tried them! He just likes seeing the line up of little Winter Grouse, Black Grouse and Naked Grouse bottles every time he goes to the cabinet. :D
A little drunk and buzzed from Beam and a Camacho cigar 😳 love your videos!
Famous Grouse and Ginger Ale is my favorite summer evening on the porch drink.
I just bought my 1st bottle of Famous Grouse, I got the smell of Queen Anne's Cherries and I found it to be an easier sipper than any bourbon I've had to date. I love it.
I like to tell my friends that Islay Scotch tastes like a burnt band-aid. This has one major benefit... They never ask to drink my Islay Scotches. #NoMoochZone
I tell my mate that Johnny Walker black tastes like cigarettes so he’ll stick to my Irish whiskey stocks.
I think the first whiskey where I genuinely started to notice the flavors was Jameson, I believe. Jameson Black Barrel. I tried Jack Daniels, I tried 1792, I tried Jefferson's Reserve, and all nothing but lots of alcohol, lots of burning, and then all of a sudden Jameson Black Barrel just gave me a kick of honeyed sweetness and cinnamon spice. It's been about a year and a half since then and I really want to go back after trying a bunch of different Bourbon's, Scotches, other Irish whiskey's, and see how much that Black Barrel has opened up.
Kudos to Daniel prounouncing Denali and Talkeetna properly... a lot of the little towns and native american names can be hard to nail down to poeple not from Alaska.
You guys are awesome. One of my favorite channels.
Famous Grouse, the whiskey that helps you live to be 112 years old.
did she die??
@@mr.timjohnston546 if I'm not mistaken, she died in June 2019. may she rest in peace.
@@mr.timjohnston546 Yes, im not sure if she reached the 113th tho.
I knew the reference immediately. im actually having a 4oz glass of whiskey before bed to get some sleep 💤 thinking about her advice to justify my choice to have a cheeky glass. I don't usuallu buy famous grouse and wanted to try it. £12.50 on amazon. I didn't know until this moment that the ol gal's choice was famous grouse. Synchronicity. It tastes shitty btw. But that's not an issue. Definitely getting the ash.
@@foggydew9428 I haven't tried it yet, but many people say they like the Naked Grouse variant a lot more than the standard Famous Grouse.
Ron White talks about Famous Grouse being his favorite, and hard to find. I seem to see it everywhere.
I think the almond note that Rex is trying to nail down is what a lot of Europeans call “marzipan” I just ate some recently and it’s like a thin almond sweetness.
You two guys are gonna get my biggest thumbs up from me myself for your videos btw i am from sweden but i just love watch your videos
One whisky that I can literally buy anywhere and one I can’t seem to get at all. Good mix
We, the gentry, thank you Rex for rule 4, Dry Week Exception Rule which means Crowded Barrel is a safe space where dry week does not apply and you get crayons with your whiskey!
Huge fan of Famous Grouse! One of the few blends (excluding malt blends) that are still reliable. Long live Famous Grouse!
Like Famous Grouse, love The Black Grouse (peated) for about $30 in Ohio
"You know why Daniel likes it?"
Because Denali is an anagram of Daniel?
I've had my nose broke so many times i can't hardly smell ,but can taste the differences in each brand but nothing like picking out the subtle individual hints of flavours. Definitely going to try that under-tongue sipping method later!
Love to see some Alaskan whiskey on the channel! You need to get your hands on some Port Chilkoot. I haven't had their bourbon, but their rye is really good. 🥃
Grouse is for whisky drinkers, rather than whisky analysts. Tremendous value.
Great everyday mixing whisky and I really like it mixed 50/50 with Stones Ginger Wine (whisky mac)......the perfect winter warmer drink.
I just wanted to comment. This famous grouse is pleasant. Love your channel.
Dude I remember that moment when one day I was able to taste. I find it hilarious that people have the same experience and gave it a name. Very interesting
My friends and I went through gallons of Famous Grouse and Walker Red back when we used Ice. Neat, I can taste the "neutral grain spirits" AKA vodka. The taste wall fell slowly for me.
I just saw this at the store today, not a big fan, but definitely very affordable. 16 USD for a litre.
I was at one of the nicer liquor stores near me recently, and they're doing something I thought was kinda cool. They bought a barrel of whisky from a Speyside distillery (I think either Tormore or Tomintoul) and have started selling small bottles of it proofed down to 54% using vermouth and bitters and selling it as a "cocktail". Basically a cask-strength Manhattan. The woman I spoke to there said it was because they couldn't legally sell it as Scotch for a reason I can't remember, so they decided to do something different with it.
I have to say that I’ve never been able to get by the initial heat component of the first taste,I’ve always tasted more of the nuances by adding water,thought to help me get to just neat !
I wasn't going to write this lil' story, but then Rex said, he too, had a grouse story.
It's not much of a story, but it struck me as weird, maybe I was on the flip-side finally, but some guy that looked exactly like older Peewee herman with glasses and his wife came into the megabev and he was DESPERATE for famous grouse and finally ran up next to me and cried in joy and was telling one of the employees of all of the amazing wonderment that was Famous Grouse and how rare it is and how he was so happy they just so happened to have a supply and picked up two whole bottles of it.
=When he left, I went up to the employee who was also eyeballing me after that spectacle as if he needed someone to talk to and we both said at the same time "Isn't Famous Grouse at every liquor store in town?" Like, even party stores and gas stations carry it. But, I'm suspecting the guy was from out of state and maybe it's not legal in his state?
Also, I wanna hear Rex's Grouse Story
Thursday July 11, 2019 - Watched the video from my hotel in Edinburgh Scotland after studying all day at the Edinburgh Whisky Academy (They told me to tell Daniel "Hello"). I wish I had brought a Texas Whisky with me to share. I might take another class on sensory analysis next year with a master blender at the school so I'll bring a few bottles then. On the training of the palate with unfamiliar flavors issue... recently I read "Bergamot" as a descriptor. I didn't know what it was, Googled it and discovered it is a citrus used in making Earl Grey Tea. It is highly unlikely that I'll ever find any Bergamot at a local store so I bought some Earl Grey. It definitely has a unique citrus note but with added earthy leafy tea notes.
I have no idea if it's similar in smell, but you can get an essential oil that calls itself Bergamot.
Been to Denali Brewing when I lived in Alaska and they make amazing beer.
I love pulling off a bad joke when member's walk into my costco asking for Famous Grouse...
"Sorry no we don't have Famous Grouse. We don't allow pets in here. No Famous Grouse, no Red Stag, No Monkey Shoulder, No Bird Dog, No Red Breast, No Wild Turkey...... but the Grey Goose got in... huh..."
Have you ever done a whiskey review on Bells. Just wondering as i think its the number 1 selling blended whiskey in England
Super dooper fun drinking along with you guys.
you NEED to check out the Black Grouse now too... budget, for sure, but also still complex and a good drinker!!! as far as the tasting notes and seeking out the thing, i have gone straight "to the source" for most of it, luckilly, i'll never have kids, and will never smell a daiper genie, used or empty :P
Really enjoy your videos!
I have had this at a banquet for work not a fan of famous grouse neat, but on the rocks its not bad.
I actualy like the end of this the best, I find it has a strong taste of Concord grapes
I had the same problem with dry week when I visited the Distillery last year after the opening... Just did mine a week early.
Can’t believe you hadn’t reviewed The Famous Grouse so far! I never noticed. Next let’s review The Black Grouse!
I always have the Grouse in my cabinet. It is impossible to beat at $24.99 for the 1.75l bottle at my local liquor store.
Finally! A scotch whisky again. With the amount of donations this channel has gotten, you almost would think it was called the Bourbon Vault instead of the Whiskey Vault.
i've watched here for almost a year, but have you guys ever done a budget whisky shootout? i'd be curious to see your favorite and least fave out of all the standard well whisky ie. jameson, jack D, Jim beam, red label ect.
Maybe you guys could review the Smokey Black version of Famous Grouse! I am a big Highland Park 12 guy and I have read in a couple places that say it is a good Smokey/peated scotch that is similar in notes. I am interested as it is like $20 cheaper than Highland Park where I live and may be a more affordable option!
Can't go wrong with famous grouse! $20 and delicious! Cheer's
Love your work, gents! Any chance we could see a comparison on a group of Nikka or group of Suntory whiskies?
Famous Grouse was my gateway whisky as the one that really got me into the spirit. Recently bought another bottle after a few years, though, and I really didn't like it. Ended up using it in cocktails.
nothing brings me back home to a scotish pub like the smell of Grouse
The Famous Grouse is the most popular whisky in Scotland. Ralfy says it's only for mixing.
Famous Grouse is a nice and easy to drink scotch. I even can get a fleeting hint of smoke in it. And an excellent for whisky cooking! But I still prefer the Naked Grouse. Because if you are going to Grouse, Doing it Naked is where it's at!
Is this current bottling of Famous Grouse or some much older bottling?! Because I've never seen this type of Famous Grouse bottle and label.
I was wondering that as well.
I think that might have been a 1980s bottling.
I just did a tasting for some friends last week. While they have all had (and enjoyed) various whiskies, at least half of the group were less experienced (ie. "I've heard Crown Royal is good." and "I usually just do shots." types).
As we worked through nosing and tasting, there were plenty of OMG! and Aha! moments.
Toward the end, one of the guys said, "I didn't know whisky could taste like so many different things! I thought whisky was just whisky. I didn't know there was so much difference or so many flavours."
Guys Can u please review teachers Highland Cream? This whiskey has been very enigmatic for me. Its my favorite dessert scotch, and it changes for me every other bottle. Is this my palette changing or is it just extremely inconsistent?
-The Egyptian
Sorry you had a rough morning at Bagel Boss, Daniel. (again - just ballbusting)
Naked Grouse, try it. A more serious version of the Famous, now as a blended malt.
I tried Famous Grouse but found it way too sweet
Me too. I prefer red label better
I'd like to see you review the black grouse
Love famous grouse my goto budget scotch
Rex, can we hear the Famous Grouse story?
have you guys tried FG: Smoky Black? I've absolutely fallen in love with it.
I have to say, after looking at the calendar, pretty testing to make the dry week after this one happen on Halloween.
Awsome that you guys reviewed the famous grouse, I am new to wiskey. I have tasted some Jack Daniels but only at parties where it was to get drunk, not enjoy. This week I got my first whisky, the famous grouse. What an awsome coincidence.
Can feel that i haven't passed the wall. From personal experience I think the wall applies to different things, have recently come a way in coffee, but only half way i think (can now taste more but don't get the tasting notes)
With apologies to the TV shows Kung Fu and Scooby Doo…
Dear Master Daniel and Shaggy Rex,
I tried to paste a picture of Master Po and Shaggy to no avail. I sent Daniel the full email with pics to his whiskymarketing.org email address.
I envision Master Daniel asking Shaggy Rex “Grasshopper, can you snatch the pebble from my hand?”
Shaggy then saying “hell yes! What’s that behind you?” While Master Po falls for this distraction, Shaggy slaps Master Po’s hand with an underhanded stroke so the pebble goes flying in the air and Shaggy catches it!
Shaggy then turns to Master Po and says “Yo B*tch, give me McCallan M!”.
Also just sharing some random comments about prior episodes.
• On the coffee episode where Rex tasted some aftertaste with the Aeropress, have you tried pouring hot water through the paper filter beforehand to get rid of the taste from the filter? I too, enjoy Aeropress and have found that to be helpful.
• While trying to locate Balcones Texas Blue Corn in Northern California, I read this in yesterday’s newletter that there will be a whisky event in Northern California.
I think you should consider a remote episode from this event! James Goad from Balcones will be there, as I have pestered him further about Texas Blue Corn being available in California this fall. You can also visit Nancy Fraley in Berkeley!
See, I pay attention to these items.
I prefer the red to the grouse..... the varnish flavor kills it for me. Even though the red label is sharper and has more grain alcohol taste
Mike Callahan? The actual Mick of Time from the Spider Robinson books?
I was wondering if anyone was distilling and aging whiskey in Alaska. It must be pretty good stuff given the way Daniel was smiling and bouncing after tasting it.
We currently have 3 distillers in Alaska now! One sucks real bad, in my opinion, but Denali Spirits (started as Denali Brewing Company) and North Pole have a great single malt so far. North Pole also makes a moonshine which is very interesting as well.
The Famous Grouse label in the video is cooler than the newer ones
Finally! So glad the guys liked my donation! They didn’t say cause the info is hard to find, but it was aged 18 months in French oak barrels. Only 113 bottles total.
Grouse or Denali?
dang, sounds way too tasty for there to be only 113 bottles :( lol
@@Tomislav_B. Denali I think
@@erikguthrie8578 So I'm still in the dark about this Famous Grouse, what is it. Because I've never seen this type of Famous Grouse bottle and label
@@Tomislav_B. www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/22391/famous-grouse-bot1970s it looks like this 1970s bottle to me
I wonder how a blended whisky like this one would have changed over the decades as the whiskeys used to make the blend also change or maybe a portion of the mix becomes unavailable and replaced with something else. I really like grouse as a daily, I wonder if itll still be the same taste in say 25 years.
How does Famous Grouse stack up against Monkey Shoulder? I've never tried the former.
i decided not long ago to pick up a bottle of the famous grouse; but i got the "peated" version. allong with the notes you guys said there's a wisp of smoke trolling through. Now i have a problem; i actually prefer Teachers whisky over the grouse because the smoke in that is far more involved and the flavors are much more defined. the price points on both are somewhat close to one another so its a no brainier for me. Have you guys reviewed Teachers yet? if not when will you?
I'm not experiencing the sudden palate change. Definitely gradual. I pick out notes but generally, still vague. Maybe because I'm not really searching for specific or different flavors?
I’ve heard of a lot of older people using famous grouse as there daily sipper with water. Like teddy Roosevelt
WAIT! What happened to the grouse story!?!?!
My grandad would have a glass of grouse almost everyday
im confused at the bottle, is this "the famous grouse" or "famous grouse" ?if so what is the diffrence because i never seen or heard of that one
I have lots of grouse stories!
Famous grouse has a different label here in New England Land (the one in thumbnail) but much love
Have you done House of Stuart? It was the rail Scotch when I was a bartender many years ago.
Grouse is a decent budget scotch. I’ve had several bottles. Just NEVER drink it with or after Chinese food!
joe thompson why is that?
Terrible pairing.
I couldn’t even finish the dram. Had to pour it into my infinity bottle
Worst thing, till date, ive ever paired was toothpaste and orange juice.
This bird *takes off sunglasses* is famous.
that label looks strange on the grouse. was it a special edition or something?
Interestingly enough Famous Grouse is the Scotch that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth drinks this daily and it's standard in the Palace and all of her houses. Prince Charles also drinks this, but expands beyond just this.
WTH Rex? You can't just tease a grouse story like that and then not share!
Liked MacAllan 10. Did not like Grouse... Artificially sweet and thin. Really wanna try laphroaig
Could you review Dimple Pinch 15?
Is this the bottle from 90s? It doesn't look like a modern distro.
Could you do a comparison betwen jim beam and jack daniels, because those are the first two american whiskeys i tried and i still like.
They are totally different.
Any recommendations for getting into canadian whiskey? I like just about every kind of whiskey but whenever I try a Canadian I just get a very strong almost artificial maple taste. I know the canadians hoard the good stuff due to distribution difficulties but I'd like to find a whiskey here in the states that's a good entry into Canadian whiskey
Gibson finest or forty creek
I don't know what they're distribution in the u.s. is like
@@cameronmalner6349 I'll look for them thank you!
You both looked like you were guilty of nosing the diaper genie!
Try eating a piece of orange flavored chocolate after taking a drink of FG.
"Whelp.. Ralfy said this whiskey tastes like shoe polish and turpentine .... sooo"
Isn't this (FG) done by the Highland park ppl?
Famous grouse is ok but cheap would rather pay a little more for a better whisky but saying that aldi in the uk do some great whisky for a cheap price 👍
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Love the channel. I love whiskey, but the flavor profile and smell of Scotch is either baby vomit or burnt transmission fluid. To get a good one is way to costly. American or Irish all the way.