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The New Black Grouse Whisky from Famous Grouse

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Just in time for the fall season, The Famous Grouse is coming out with a great new blended Scotch whisky with plenty of peat smoke in it, a welcome antidote to those weedy, watery blends we're usually beset with.

Deriving its name from the rare bird, Black Grouse is meant to be "the darker side of The Famous Grouse," the well-loved whisky that holds a Royal Warrant from the Queen of England.

The new bottling is a blend of Famous Grouse, which contains Macallan and Highland Park, married with some peaty, smoky Islay malts in oak casks, making for a rich, smooth spirit with plenty of character.

To celebrate the launch, Tinika Green and Andrew Duncan of New York's gourmet barbecue joint Blue Smoke have created a special cocktail dubbed the Black and Blue, which has been added to the eatery's drink menu for the season.

"The Black Grouse's flavor profile pairs well with the hints of sweetness in different barbecue rubs and sauces," notes Jason Krantz, Blue Smoke's Chef de Cuisine. "As we head into the fall, the smoky flavor combination of The Black Grouse and succulent barbecue will really warm the soul."

Check out the drink recipe and image after the jump, but be sure to try the whisky, which is priced at $28.99 for a 750ml bottle, with just a little ice or water as well for the full effect.

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Preparing For The Biggest Burns Night Ever

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I've already covered one whisky for this year's historic Burns Night, the celebration of the birth of Scottish poet Robert Burns on January 25 and now Famous Grouse, which is the sponsor of the World Famous Burns Supper has come out with a Burns bottle for auction. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Burns's birth they have created 250 bottles of 37-year-old Famous Grouse. You can only get your hands on it through charity auction. Those who are holding a Burns supper and wish to auction it off for charity can apply for one of the bottles which could raise upwards of £400 for charity.

The World Famous Burns Supper website lets you register your supper and get a supper pack that includes invitations, placeholders, menu templates, the running order and a selection of Burns poetry. The goal is to establish a new World Record for the greatest number of Burns suppers ever held. Every supper registered will be flagged on an interactive world map. The Brothers of the Kisco 708 masonic hall event will be among the earliest of the season on Jan 10, 2009 at the masonic hall in Mt. Kisco which will have one of bottles of the The Famous Grouse, 37 year old blended malt on hand.

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Snow Grouse, Whisky Designed For Your Freezer

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While vodka and sometimes gin happily make their home in the freezer during the summer months you wouldn't generally find a bottle of whisky in there. Famous Grouse seeks to change that with the first Scotch whisky created to be served chilled straight from the freezer. The Snow Grouse brand will be sold exclusively to international travel retailers for the first six months and distributed through Maxxium Global Travel Retail. It is matured in oak casks before being gently chill filtered. It's described as having a light vanilla taste and a "sweet, gloopy mouth-feel."

The Snow Grouse has a recommended duty free retail price of €19.99.

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