“As the makers of The Famous Grouse we bring over 100 years of whisky making to the creation of The Naked Grouse. We have enriched the best loved flavours of Scotland’s Favourite Whisky by maturing our blend in hard to find (and pricey!) sun dried sherry oak casks. Distinctively sweet, rich and, some would say, famously smooth – The Naked Grouse is simply pure indulgence in a bottle.” From www.thefamousgrouse.com  (which is just a maddenig site -WI)

On the nose there is a heaviness with lots of dried dark fruits and are often associated with Christmas cake as well as some good malt notes. This is not overly complex but the collective aromas are very good. There is also quite a bit of sherry on the nose also which adds to the aromas. The taste is a little gentle at first (soft) with some good richness and lots of the dried fruit and then some really sharp oak notes appear along with cedar (clean and fragrant). The finish is big, sherried (quite sherried) and then the dry wood notes take over but they are complimented by the sherry so they both pull together very well. The dryness from the cask(s) is complimented, late in the finish, by some good malt.

Quite enjoyable.

£26.99

Score 86 points