Grant's Triple Wood

Ok with coke

Sweet, warm

Rating: 7/23 Gotta say that the triangle bottle is kind of cool. Very Glenfiddich and with the screw top it has this kind of utilitarian vibe. N: OK, this smells like scotch. It doesn't smell like good scotch, but it doesn't smell like a disaster either. And it does at least smell like scotch. I get sulfur, some malt, smoke, some light sweet fruity and floral notes. There's something a little savory here as well, along with some hay and maybe a little bit of mineral. It doesn't smell very full, so I get a suggestion of youth from it. P: There's some more cinnamon spice here than in Sir Edward's 12, giving it a more authentic boring, bad scotch flavor. It's also thinner and less oily with some additional sweetness along with more pronounced fruity and floral flavors. I get a little bit of pear and apple. This isn't very harsh, fortunately, and I could believe either 40% or 43% for it. There's unfortunately sulfur present, but there are some other flavors of smoke and hay to almost cover it up. The harshness does gradually come out more, but it isn't too bad. There is an artificial flavor to the caramel here and I do get some alcohol. This isn't a palate that I enjoy, but it isn't an aggressively bad scotch. That's a low bar, but we're talking bottom shelf scotch here, so... F: The finish does see some increased alcohol flavor and the rest is fairly light. I still get some of the sulfur, along with hay and a light bit of cinnamon, but I really get a lot more of the mineral and pear. It's not quite as good as the palate, but it isn't a big step down. Look, I'm on the fence between this and Sir Edward 12. If I imagine Sir Edward as an Irish whiskey, that oiliness in it makes a lot more sense and I like it better up until the finish. I think at the end of the day, the sulfur here is just a bit much and there isn't anything quite as intriguing as I find in Sir Edward, so I'll give the nod to Sir Edward. I'm thinking 7 to 8 for this and I'm landing on 7 for now, but it's a solid 7.