Blended
ReferenceScotland, Canada, Japan
ABV40-46%
Sub-styles
Tasting Notes
Honey, vanilla, light smoke, grain, caramel, malt, dried fruit, gentle spice. Blends prioritize balance over intensity. Good blends have complexity; bad ones have blandness.
Brand Guide
Well
Famous Grouse, Ballantine's ($18-22)
Call
Johnnie Walker Black, Dewar's 12 ($28-38)
Premium
Compass Box Great King Street, Nikka From The Barrel ($40-55)
Top Shelf
Johnnie Walker Blue, Royal Salute ($150+). JW Black is the industry workhorse
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The Story
The blender's canvas: grain whiskey's gentle sweep carries malt's embered complexity across every batch, every bottle, every pour.