ABV 40%
The Grouse enthusiast who tastes this vatted version will be seduced by it. The aromas and flavours suggest malts from the company's own distilleries – and perhaps a little more Highland Park than last year.
Michael Jackson
The Famous Grouse
Brand
1989 Vintage Malt
Expression
Blended Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
40%
ABV
Scotland
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Evocative. Sweetshops. Mint. Liquorice.
Palate: Sherryish. Smooth malty. Nutty. Creamy. Very gentle oily smokiness.
Finish: Firm. Toasty balancing dryness. Hint of salty coastal whisky. Again, all very restrained.
Comment: The Grouse enthusiast who tastes this vatted version will be seduced by it. The aromas and flavours suggest malts from the company's own distilleries – and perhaps a little more Highland Park than last year.
Score: 8.3
Taster
Nose: Attractive, fragrant and honeyed depth: notes of heather, gorse/coconut, madeira cake, honey, cinnamon and some grassy and smokey touches.
Palate: Slightly dry start then softens mid-palate where all teat honeyed, cakey, ripe fruitiness reappears. Good mouthfeel and balance.
Finish: Ripe silky and sweet.
Comment: Discreetly complex but go easy on the water. It's easily drowned.
Score: 8.8
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