A while back I found this bottle of Blenders’ Batch while browsing my local liquor store. I don’t know what compelled my to buy the bottle, but the price was right so I figured what’s the worst $30 can buy me? A little backstory on this bottling... this is called Triple grain because, you guessed it, it contains 3 grain whiskies. But not just whiskies from 3 grain distilleries, but three different types of grains. Barley, wheat and corn. Only one of the grain distilleries is mentioned by name and that is Port Dundas. The malt components are Cardhu and Mortlach. It’s 10 years old and matured in American oak. Bottled at an odd 41.3% ABV and is chill filtered and has colorant added making it a honey gold. On the nose the grain components are front and center with vanilla and a bit of typical young grain harshness. The Cardhu in the blend brings a strong honey note. Coconut, oak and perhaps a bit of sulfur like spent matches and a puff of smoke. Slightly waxy and maybe some of that Mortlach meatiness coming through. Some ginger, cocoa powder, more honey and vanilla. The palate has that young grain harshness, but not nearly as bad as I was expecting. Vanilla, oak, coconut and honey. Some fruitiness comes out in the form of apricots and pineapple, but it’s all masked by the young grain feel. The barest trace of wood smoke and charred oak. A light bodied mouthfeel that is watery and thin, slightly cream, dry. The finish is short with vanilla, oak, honey, dry. I was expecting very little from this bottle, and I wasn’t far off in my prediction. The grain wasn’t nearly as harsh as I had expected. Not much depth to it at all. Better than Red Label, but not by much. This reaffirms my belief that grain whiskies need much longer than malt to properly mature, at least 2 decades unless the casks are exceptional. Luckily, a nice peated malt can cover up this one with some ease. 2.75 Cheers Shameless plug time...if you haven’t already, please check out my YouTube channel Dapper Drams, featuring myself and @LeeEvolved. We review whiskies and have fun doing it! (It’s more about the fun than the whisky)