Grangestone Highland Single Malt Bourbon Cask Finish

Nose: Oak coming strong and the bourbon is competing with it well. Apples and grapes. Very dry and not much happening. Palate: Sour apples. Sweet candies. Artificial fruity flavor like what you’d find in a snow cone. Oak hitting hard again. Finish: Very brief. Doesn’t stick around for tea, that’s for sure. Dry and sour. Very hard to describe. Overall Thoughts. Just don’t buy it. It’s another Total Wine generic but it’s just not good in any way. This is just bad whisky. After I’d had another Grangestone earlier on I thought I’d like this but I was very wrong.

The nose has a bit of a vanilla and caramel side that could be mistaken for rum but is definitely reminiscent of bourbon. The nose also has more hay than expected. The palate is grassier and more viscous than Grangestone Rum Cask, with less sweetness as well but also no particularly interesting character to balance the absence. There is some caramel and vanilla to be sure, but it all kind of blends together. The nose has some nice rich vanilla with a bit of butterscotch, but also wet wood and some earthy grass. The palate is very grassy with some earthiness and a tiny bit of squashy vegetal flavor. It's very lightly flavored, though it does have plenty of vanilla and a little bit of very light caramel. It isn't so much delicate as it is watered-down. There's a bit of a bad flavor in here that is hard to suss out entirely, but it's kind of fiery and a bit bitter in an herbal way like bad alcohol. The nose is kind of grassy and a little squashy in a kind of scotchy way. The palate is sweet and light in way that is a bit reminiscent of an Irish whiskey. It's grassy and sweet like the lightest possible caramel. It's not great, but it's not totally terrible. There's some gross bitter backing, but it's not a deal-breaker. The quality is far below that of Bushmill's Black.

Potent yet refined. Added six drops of water to open the flavor and immediately enjoyed the smooth oak flavor. Had great conversation around Scotch and the Scotland distilling process. For the money, worth it.

Not too strong but not too light. Smooth. Added 3 drops of water.

Smooth single malt with a nice oaky undertone from the time in bourbon barrels.

A- golden N- raisin, toffee, vanilla, floral T- vanilla & oak, honey, hint of peat F- short but hint of smoke sticks around