Gibson's Finest 12 Years Old
Blended - Canada - 40.00% 7 Pleasant and well-balanced, with a freshness and confidence.

Gibson's Finest 18 Years Old
Blended - Canada - 40.00% 8 Appetising, Very enjoyable.

Gibson's Finest Sterling
Blended - Canada - 40.00% 7 Is there enough of a bridge between the youngest and oldest whiskies?

Grant's 12 Years old
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 7 Would take ice and ginger well. Very good blending.

Grant's 25 Years Old
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 7 A delicate and enticing whisky which would have benefited from a higher strength. When you want to try a little tenderness.

Grant's Family Reserve
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 7 Does exactly what it sets out to do.

Grant's Sherry Cask
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 8 Masculine. Rather austere, aloof.

Monkey Shoulder
Blended Malt - Scotland - 40.00% 6 Immaculately attired and perfectly pleasant.

Monkey Shoulder Batch 27
Blended Malt - Scotland - 40.00% 7 An elegant dram, dominated by orange and spices. For a Christmas treat? Water is not needed.

William Grant's 15 Years Old
Blended - Scotland - 43.00% 7 A dessert malt? Remarkably sweet and chocolatey until water is added.

William Grant's 15 Years Old
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 8 Quite an assertive blend. The nose delivers to the palate but it tastes older than 15 years.

William Grant's 18 Years Old
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 7 The nose lets us expect some exotic promises. Did too much dilution blow all that galore off? Disappointing.

William Grant's 18 Years Old, Deluxe Blend
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 8 Leans toward peat-smoke, but beautifully composed. Luxurious. With a cigar?

William Grant's 25 Years Old
Blended - Scotland - 43.00% 8 A long maturation for a blend, but this has emerged with confidence, style and sophistication.

William Grant's Ale Cask Reserve
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 7 Fresh and seductively drinkable. I'm astonished how well this innovation worked. The ale was brewed especially to add much more malty sweetness than hop.

William Grant's The Family Reserve
Blended - Scotland - 40.00% 7 I have always felt this blend to lack dimension but, as it warmed in the glass, more flavours emerged, especially heathery-peaty elements. Also a more honeyed, malty fullness.