Last Wednesday saw the launch of the new Royal Salute 21 Year Old Blended Grain whisky at Grand Imperial Restaurant @ The Club. The whisky was paired with a quite splendid spread of food created through a collaboration between Grand Imperial and Eat & Cook (@eatandcook.asia). The lobster dishes were especially stunning, and I really liked the opening course of various small bites and also the asparagus as well. As for the whisky, this was quite an interesting one because you don’t really see a lot of blended grains around, let alone a 21YO. Royal Salute previously came out with the stunning Snow Polo blended grain limited edition, and it’s really nice to see an official core bottling this time around. The whisky itself is pretty good. On the nose you get a whiff of the typical light grassiness you usually get with aged grain whiskies, but then the oak comes though a bit more with toffee and caramel as well. On the palate, I got more of those toffee notes, but with a dash of honey and fruit, and finishing with a lovely bouquet of apricots, floral and honeyed notes. We got to try it side by side with the Royal Salute 21YO The Malts Blend Blended Malt and I have to say, the contrast between the more full bodied malts blend vs the lighter but fruity/grassy blended grain was quite interesting to note. The Blended Grain also goes really really well with the food that was served, more so than the other blends, I have to say. The whisky also comes in a transparent flagon, which is also unique within the Royal Salute range, which typically bottles in ceramic flagons. All in all, this is one of my favourite new releases from Royal Salute in recent years, right up there next to the Malts Blend. Let’s hope we see more grain whiskies in the market soon! #whisky #whiskey #scotch #grainwhisky #blendedgrain #royalsaluteblendedgrain #royalsalute #royalsalutemy #tipsyturvywhisky #mytipsyturvy (at Grand Imperial Group 喜粤飲食集團) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp6dPI5JEWG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
