Famous Grouse was created in 1897 by Matthew Gloag whose signature is still printed on every bottle sold today. The drink matures for a minimum of three years in oak casks in Scotland. The distinctions of the flavour come largely from the hand-crafted Spanish and American Oak casks in which the liquid rests and matures thereby contributing to the flavour of The Famous Grouse whiskey. Famous Grouse is manufactured by UK-based Edrington producing over 39 million bottles of The Famous Grouse every year. Its premium quality remains the same delivering 40% Alcohol Volume for both 750ml and 1 Litre packs.
Here are some Famous Grouse cocktails you can make at home.
Neat on the rocks
Ingredients:
1 shot The Famous Grouse
Large tumbler
Cubed ice
Method:
A measure of The Famous Grouse served in a large tumbler. Try over ice or with a dash of cool still water.
Famous Grouse with Soda
Ingredients:
1 shot The Famous Grouse
Highball glass
Cubed ice
Freshly squeezed wedge of lime
Soda Water
Method:
Fill a highball glass with ice, squeeze and drop in a lime wedge, pour in a measure of The Famous Grouse and top with soda water.
Famous Grouse with Apple
Ingredients:
1 shot The Famous Grouse
Highball glass
Cubed ice
Freshly squeezed wedges of lime
Sparkling apple juice
Method:
Fill the glass with cubed ice, squeeze over the lime, add The Famous Grouse and top up with sparkling apple juice. Stir and serve.
The Ginger Grouse
Ingredients:
2 shots The Famous Grouse
Highball glass
Cubed ice
Freshly squeezed wedges of lime
Ginger Ale
Method:
Fill the glass with cubed ice, squeeze over the lime, add The Famous Grouse and top up with ginger ale. Stir and serve.
Famous Pineapple
Ingredients:
2 shots The Famous Grouse
½ shot of fresh lemon juice
1 shot of pressed pineapple juice
Dash sugar syrup
6 torn mint leaves
Ginger Ale
Method:
Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled highball glass with crushed ice. Garnish with a pineapple leaf.
The Famous Sunset
Ingredients:
1 shot The Famous Grouse
12 ml Mango Juice
Pineapple Juice
Dash of Grenadine
Method:
The Famous Sunrise can be made quickly and simply. Just fill a highball glass with ice. Add The Famous Grouse, Sourz Mango and a dash of grenadine. Lengthen with pineapple juice. Stir & serve with a wedge of lemon.
Grouse and Lemonade
Ingredients:
1 shot The Famous Grouse
Highball glass
1 Lime wedge
Lemonade
Method:
Fill a highball glass with ice and squeeze a lime wedge and drop into the glass. Top up with lemonade.
The Smoky Black Whisky Sour
Ingredients:
50ml The Smoky Black Famous Grouse
25ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
12.5ml sugar syrup
½ egg white (optional)
2 Dashes Aromatic Bitters
Method:
Measure the ingredients into a cocktail shaker and add lots of ice cubes. Shake vigorously for 10-12 seconds, then strain into a chunky tumbler and garnish with a couple of dashes of Aromatic Bitters.
The Mrs. Jones
Ingredients:
Highball glass
25ml Smoky Black Famous Grouse
Freshly pressed apple juice
A squeeze of fresh pink grapefruit
Ginger Ale
Cubed ice
Method:
To make the perfect Mrs Jones, Just add all ingredients except for the ginger ale into a cocktail shaker and muddle together using a muddling tool. Fill shaker with ice cubes and shake vigorously for about 12 seconds. Strain into a pre-prepared glass, top with the ginger ale, garnish with fresh berries and a slice of lemon and serve.
The Black Orchard
Ingredients:
1 shot The Black Grouse Famous Grouse
2 shots of pressed apple juice
Ginger Ale
1 wedge of fresh lime
Method:
Fill a highball glass with ice, squeeze in a generous wedge of lime and drop into the glass. Add a measure of The Black Grouse, two measures of pressed apple juice and top up with ginger ale, stir and serve.
Cocktail recipes courtesy of Famous Grouse.
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