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Grants Whisky

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I'm a bit pushed for time at the moment so any help is appreciated.:D

In Ludo’s blog, February 15th, 2011 he suggests that more single grain whisky is produced in Scotland’s seven grain distilleries than in all the country’s malt distilleries. How many malt distilleries are there, roughly?
answer...............90

Ambition can help businesses look beyond difficult situations. In the prohibition era following the first World War, Grant’s had to make a choice about whisky production. What did we do?
answer...............Increased production to be ready for demand when prohibition ended

The longitude of Curacao (a small island off the coast of Venezuela) is included in the name of a superb Grant’s cocktail – which uses a good splash of Curacao spirit. The cocktail name is:
answer...............Grant’s 12 Degrees


Grant’s Family Reserve is the result of William Grant’s ambition to create a consistently outstanding whisky. Its taste is described as: ‘Complex, clean and….?
answer...............fruity

Grant’s very first distillery started production on which day?
answer............... Christmas Day, 1887


Thanks to all below for the help :-)
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Sosdon

It was on Christmas Day in 1887 that William Grant’s own distillery produced its first golden drops of spirit.

Found on the Grants site ..

diesel06

The Answer to Question 1 is 90

From Ludo's Blog

I can’t find ‘official’ figures to back this claim but simple maths tell me more single grain whisky is produced in Scotland’s seven grain distilleries than single malt is in the country’s 90-odd malt distilleries.

spiderkebab

90

And when it did end, we had stocks ready to meet the public demand

William Grant's first distillery started production on Christmas Day, 1887

Cocktatils name is Grant’s 12 Degrees

Ingredients:
50ml Grant’s 12 Year Old
25ml orange Curacao
Garnish with burnt orange zest



Grant's Family Reserve. Complex, clean and fruity

sorry being an idiot, didn't realise the bloomin answers were option on the website! apologies if last post confused anyone.

diesel06

Answer to Question 4 is fruity

Grant’s Family Reserve

Complex, clean and fruity.

Sosdon

Cocktail :: Grants 12 degrees from Wikipedia

jillski_2

Answer to Question 3 is: 12 degrees

diesel06

Question 2 Answer

After the Great War, prohibition took effect in many countries, but as a family business, Grant's had the freedom and the foresight to increase production on the belief that prohibition would not last. And when it did end, we had stocks ready to meet the public demand.

from here
https://www.grantswhisky.com/uk/our-story/our-family/

weeowens

Cheers for all the help.Much appreciated.