My first encounter with The Famous Red Grouse

[Quaich1]

Wow, what a pleasant surprise. This is no wimpy blended whisky. It has umph, intensity and a range of flavors not unlike single malt scotch. I can now see why The Famous Red Grouse sells so well, particularly in Scotland and here in Canada. I generally go for single malt scotch but I certainly would not thumb my nose at this dram. It makes the mark. Your opinions?


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[Archer]

The Famous Grouse has never been my choice of blend, it is ok. Having said that i do like the Black Grouse with its touch of smoke

[bifter]

Jim Murray gives it 89 but, as I've complained before, I think his marks for some of the regular blends are too high, even ones that I'm fond of such as Teacher's (90). I'm not a big fan of the standard Grouse, Black Grouse is nice enough though.
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[George Bernard Shaw]

[Alexppp]

I've never actually had The Famous Grouse - in fact I've had very few blends overall. Not necessarily by design but there are so many single malts I still want to try, I'd rather spend money on a single malt that's new to me as opposed to a blend.