Most whiskies go cold and close up. This one was made for the opposite. It belongs in the freezer until it turns thick, and only then does it make sense.
The expert description
The Snow Grouse is a Blended Grain Scotch Whisky bottled at 40% in a 2 cl bottle.
Where the rest of the Famous Grouse family builds on malt bound together by grain, Snow Grouse is grain whisky throughout. That is a deliberate choice, because grain whisky is softer, sweeter and carries fewer sharp edges, which is precisely why it can be served ice cold without the flavour disappearing the way it would in a malt.
The producer recommends keeping the bottle in the freezer and pouring it straight from there. The cold makes the whisky syrupy in texture and pushes it towards vanilla and cream. It is a different way of drinking whisky from the usual one, and that is the entire idea.
Tasting notes
Nose
Discreet and clean. Vanilla, pale caramel and a touch of green fruit, more restrained still when the bottle comes straight from the freezer.
Palate
Soft, sweet and almost creamy. Vanilla and cream in front, cereal sweetness underneath, with no sharp alcohol edge.
Finish
Short and clean with a final sweetness of malt and vanilla.
Specifications
Name: The Snow Grouse
Distillery: The Famous Grouse
Region/Country: Scotland
Type: Blended Grain Scotch Whisky
ABV: 40%
Size: 2 CL
Edition: The Snow Grouse
Flavour profile
Soft · Sweet · Creamy · Vanilla · Light
Did you know?
Grain whisky accounts for the great majority of all Scotch whisky produced, yet it is almost never sold on its own. It disappears into blends where nobody names it. Snow Grouse is one of the few cases where it gets to stand alone on the label.
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