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Whisky Magazine Award Winner Famous Grouse 1989 Vintage Malt

Famous Grouse 1989 Vintage Malt

Brand Famous Grouse
Expression 1989 Vintage Malt
Type Scotch Whisky / Blended Malt
Vintage 1989
Abv 40.00%
Produced at The Famous Grouse Experience
Region Scotland
Availability UK and Europe
Guide Price £26-£40 (US$41-US$65)
Website http://www.famousgrouse.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 18 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

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?

Dave Broom

Nose
Attractive, fragrant with honeyed depth: notes of heather, gorse/coconut, madeira cake, honey, cinnamon and some grassy and smoky touches.
Palate
Slightly dry start then it softens mid-palate where all that 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.

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