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The Famous Grouse, which we consider one of the most underrated Scotch blends on the market, has just launched a free iPad app for their line extension Black Grouse, a smokier cousin to Famous Grouse. The app, appropriately entitled The Black Grouse, brings together a lot of the content from the 2011 Black Grouse Distinctive Bartender tour hosted by Baratunde Thurston of #whiskyfriday fame. The Black Grouse Bartender Tour stopped in Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and New York and features interviews with some of our favorite bartenders including Joe Brooke, Charles Joly, Lynette Marrero, and Lindsay Nader.
In addition to interviews with the bartenders, the app features 26 original cocktails from these notable bartenders along with photos, recipes, and videos showing how the cocktail is made. Finally, the app features four pairing suggestions from Chef Zakary Pelaccio (Fatty ‘Cue, NYC) including the Fatty Johnson Burger, Deep Fried Bacon, and a Brisket recipe that looks amazing.
The Famous Grouse has done a nice job of capturing the essence of their distinctive bartender tour and pulled it together into a solid, simple, and free iPad app that’s worth the download.
You can download The Black Grouse iPad app via iTunes here.
