🥃 Grant's Triple Wood
The core product of the Grant's brand: a Scotch blended whisky aged in three types of oak, with no age statement, at 40% ABV.
Grant's Triple Wood is the core line of the Grant's brand: a Scotch blended whisky with no age statement, matured in three types of wood. Retail listings give 40% ABV. This expression was previously sold as Family Reserve; according to an interview on Scotchwhisky.com, only the name changed.
According to the official site, the whisky matured in new oak, American oak and bourbon refill casks: the first give spice, the second vanilla, and the third a brown sugar note. Scotchwhisky.com says the blend contains about 25 different whiskies, and that new oak is used sparingly because its flavour is very strong.
Why it matters to you. This is the base reference point in the Grant's range: the higher versions, Triple Wood 8 and Triple Wood 12, add age and different casks, but remain blends. It is also worth comparing with other blended Scotch whiskies. WHO reminds us that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Year founded | the brand has been sold since 1898; Triple Wood is the new name of the former Family Reserve (2018) |
|---|---|
| Legal basis | Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890): Scotland, oak casks up to 700 l, at least 3 years, at least 40% ABV |
| EU category | whisky (Annex I of Reg. (EU) 2019/787, category 2) |
| Raw material | blend of malt and grain Scotch whiskies (about 25 whiskies according to Scotchwhisky.com) |
| Cask type | new oak, American oak, bourbon refill casks |
| Minimum maturation | no age statement; by law at least 3 years |
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 40% ABV (per retail listings and Difford's Guide for Family Reserve) |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Grant's Triple Wood → kind of → 🥃 Whisky → kind of → 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel, 🐝 American white oak, 🥃 Ex-bourbon barrel
- Made from
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky
- What it contains
- 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Grant's, 🥃 Whisky, 🥃 Blended Scotch Whisky, 🥃 Scotch Whisky
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Glenfiddich, 🥃 Johnnie Walker, 🥃 Grant's Triple Wood 12, 🥃 Grant's Triple Wood 12, 🥃 Grant's Triple Wood 8, 🥃 Grant's Triple Wood 8
Frequently asked questions
Is Triple Wood just another name for Family Reserve?
Mostly yes. According to Scotchwhisky.com (2018), only the name changed, not the blend itself.
How old is Grant's Triple Wood?
The official site does not state an age: it is a whisky with no age statement, but by law Scotch must mature for at least 3 years.
What casks is it matured in?
According to the official site, new oak, American oak and bourbon refill casks.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🍷 Oak barrel — A wooden barrel of oak staves in which wine matures and breathes.
- 🐝 American white oak — A North American oak that gives wine strong vanilla and coconut notes.
- 🥃 Johnnie Walker — Scottish blended whisky owned by Diageo; the brand's story starts with John Walker's grocery shop in Kilmarnock, opened in 1820.
Similar
🥃 Grant's Triple Wood 12 · 🥃 Grant's Triple Wood 8 · 🥃 Haig Gold Label · 🥃 Dewar's White Label · 🥃 Cutty Sark 12 Year Old · 🥃 Haig Club
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Grant's (official site): Triple Wood (virgin oak, American oak, refill bourbon casks; formerly Family Reserve)
- Scotchwhisky.com: Behind Grant's radical whisky makeover (05.07.2018; Family Reserve to Triple Wood, about 25 whiskies, virgin oak used sparingly)
- Difford's Guide: Grant's Family Reserve (blended Scotch, 40 %, William Grant & Sons)
- The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890), reg. 3: definition and categories of Scotch Whisky (Scotland, oak up to 700 l, min. 3 years, min. 40 % ABV)
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)