Inver House Green Plaid Very Rare Scotch Whisky
80 Proof
Price Point: $5 – $15 for 750 ML
Background
Sometimes you have to drink cheap, right? You can’t always open that $80 bottle of Scotch. There are certainly inexpensive whiskeys worth drinking (Evan Williams and Benchmark come to mind), and others that should be avoided (Ten High, anyone?).
A whiskey can be cheap for any number of different reasons – inexpensive ingredients/aging techniques or being a domestic product with limited shipping expense. Sometimes it’s not the quality of the whiskey at all, but the price point that the market demands. Inver House Blended Scotch is a very cheap whisky. Does that mean it lacks quality?
Review
On the nose, Inver House starts out heavy on the high notes, much like a Canadian whisky. It’s simple and light, but develops veiled caramel and a hint of malt over time.
This whisky certainly has a better taste than nose. Inver House is creamy with subtle peat. There’s a little fruit there, with an even mixture of malt and grainy flavors. The taste is very simple but surprisingly drinkable.
There are apples on the brief finish, with a touch of malt.
Rating & Recommendations
Inver House is a so-so Scotch whisky, earning a 75 out of 100.
This is further proof that sometimes you get what you pay for. Again, this is a surprisingly drinkable whisky, but also one you may want to use for guilt-free cocktail experimentation.
-Ryan
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Trying to find a distributor that carries the Inver House blended Scotch Whiskey. No one seems to carry it and all tell me it is no longe available. What replaced it and where can I find it? Thank you
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Hi Joanie.
Where are you located? It’s always difficult to say where you can find certain whiskeys without knowing what state (or country) you are in.
-Ryan
You can find it on just about any military base, the name of the store is the class 6.
I don’t know where you live, state and county but it’s not out of production. Ask your
Local distributors where they could order it. Every distributor in Kansas City has it available. From $9.99 to $12.99 for 750 mil
The 1.75liter is 1750mil for $19.99 that’s free 200mil at that price.. 2 m-750 mil is 1500mil,,,-200mil less than a 1.75 literwhich is same price. 9.99 x 2 is $19.98
(Did my homework😀)
I would love to know the spices it’s made with because it has a very distinct flavor and it comes in on the front of a drink and lasts throughout the experience. After tasting it you will agree the 50-70 dollar bottles of single malt scotch are charging to much. Scotch lovers if they would only taste it will agreee its very worth it especially after the first taste. I believe it’s worth it even though it’s cheap. After people start tasting it they will never spend 50-60 dollars a bottle. There is one draw back to that taste. After sampling that demand will greatly grow and then supply and demand will exaggerate the prices. Get it while you can before it comes the rage of rare scotch fanciers. Mark my words, I am not one who would falsely report this flavor. If you lived close to me and got a bottle of it and weren’t satisfied I would buy the the remainder of your bottle and drink it for you. I am that impressed by it. Get it while it’s cheap. In fact buy two or three cases of it for future enjoyment. I am not affiliated with them and have nothing to gain by exaggerating. Nothing in it for me but to tell others it’s value in taste. In fact I was reluctant to tell this story so I can get it cheap until prices escalate. Just oasssing along a great taste to share with scotch lovers. Nuff said because I love bargains that taste this good. Peace Out, hope you at least same this great flavor. I’m not a paid advertiser I am just spreading the quality to help people save money and not sacrifice flavor.. it says extremely rare scotch and it’s true. Since it was created in 1964 and not 1773 or earlier these spices had to passed down from master craft distillers. THAT HAS TO CONTINUE, SOMEONES Grand Daddy passed this recipe DOWN after he was gone, HE DIDNT WANT IT TO BE FORGOTTEN. TRADITIONS NEED TO BE PRESERVED SO THEY WONT BE LOST FOREVER…..
A tradition that needs to be passed down to future generations for enjoyment. This a craft Premium Scotch “ART WHISKEY” that is worth keeping alive for future generations……..
—-On my mother’s grave I am not lying. It’s that good trust me.. it’s smooth and easy sipping for Sports gatherings or just getting home and sipping under a warm fire for enjoyment 😊—–.
It’s says BERY RARE SCOTCH WHIKEY BLEND and they seriously mean it. (I’m not a paid actor, I’m a hometown boy that would not lie to a brother) ENJOY / SERIOUSLY……..
THE SPICES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, JUST TRY IT YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED..
I’m thirsty after reading all that! 😉
Very well said
I concur with your well-written review. For my taste, it is one of the greatest values
Agree. Fortunate to gave friends that can afford expensive scotch. For a budget minded drinker, this worked. On the rocks or as a smooth mixer, save yourself some $$$$. Go with this or Dugan’s Dew.
I have the imported inver house green plaid rare scotch whisky never open with the old stamp across the top anybody know how much it is it’s rally old
I found it in WV
im able to buy it quite regularly at my local liquor store in whitestone NY imperial liquors. its a great scotch blend
in wisconsin its in every liquor store 11.99. bottom shelf price upper level taste. 🙂 🙂
I feel compelled to leave a comment about this product somewhere. It’s better than some mid shelf whiskeys at half the price! Better than JD any day! Love this scotch.
Eric you are obviously an intelligent man with great taste in both scotch and vocabulary usage couldnt have put it better myself much btr than JD and extremely economical
Better than White Horse?
Inver House was my first experience with Scotch. I was in college and it was cheap. I really liked it, but soon I moved on to J&B, Chivas and ultimately Johnny Walker Black Label.
Feeling nostalgic, I recently bought a1.5 liter bottle of Inver House. I was not disappointed! I still like it. It is far less smoky than the brands I usually drink, and far less complex. But it is very pleasant and a great value for the money. Recommend.
You can rate this scotch however you like but i find it a smooth tasting whisky that meets all my needs and taste.
I have bought many different brands even the single malt scotches but i always come back to my favorite, Inver House.
it is certainly a low cost drink but i am not sure why.
Hi
Months ago I sent two coupons ($3.00 each) for two bottles of scotch I bought and never received my rebate.
Thanks
Not sure if you have them but Winn Dixie Supermarkets Liquor stores have it all the time.
Definitely as advertised on bottle. Smooth for sure, rare eh!?!? Not 100% on that ☝🏻. It is very affordable and easily drinkable. Beyond that I have no idea, I’m sure they use copper in the distilling process. Better than paddies, pot distilled sounds interesting but the inevitable outcome will result in the shlits at best case scenario. This one, though cheap, has not caused the rumbly in the tummy as of yet. So as for the grade from an experienced drunk of fine scotches, keep your single malt 90$ bottles and pass me the overs house, cheers 🥃.
walmart liquor stores in Florida carry it and i goes on sale alot also.
I just bought it 15.00 for 1.75 ltr. First taste was good , I think I did well. i just finished some grand Macnish . not bad better than I thought . I’m ok with it.
I live in NYS, and I buy the 1.75L for $16.99! This stuff is better then most liquor at this price range. I drink it right out of the bottle (after removing the dumb plastic pour thing!). Who needs a glass?
I usually drink top shelf single malt scotch. My preference is a good Islay. This Inver house was just a random purchase to try something new. Honestly it is quite drinkable. Very subtle with a hint of apple. Not bad at all if you are ok losing the deep oak tastes.
Some things have a tendency to stick with you. As a kid my famm ran a speak easy on the weekends and yes many nights I found myself pouring shots to the old heads.
I can sometimes close my eyes and smell the essence ov this s***. The power ov smell and senses gotta love the memories.
On a side note, if someone is offering to buy me scotch, balvenie ty, if I’m fronting the tab johnnie walker at the bar or abc store, iver house is acceptable on a budget/or a drunk like myself.
Nuff said
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Lauder lucky day That was my Scotch. Ohio Liquor Control isn’t perfect. Had my $22 ready to go. No Lauder’s The Inver House was a buck under Save a buck and haven’t bought Lauder’s in a year
Sailbad the Sinner
I bought my first bottle of Inver House Green Plaid for $13.99. So smooth and flavorful, I really like it. Tennessee.
Lmao. I love scotch. My brother in law got me hooked a few years back. We go on cruises and buy the good stuff no taxes. I’ve always laughed at him drinking Inver House in a plastic bottle for everyday drinking and saving the good stuff. I was at my buddy’s house and he had some scotch in one of those fancy glass decanters on he’s bar with scotch in it. It was awesome! I asked him what it was, he couldn’t recall the name. Me and the wife went out to eat with him the other night and he said he had found the scotch I was drinking and he bought me an bottle, and it was outside in the car. When he handed it to me I busted out laughing. You got to be kidding me! This is it? Yep. It was a plastic bottle of Inver House. Lmao. I took it home. Still laughing. I told my wife there’s no way that was the scotch I had at his house. I never drink it when I’m at the brother in laws. I drink the good stuff we buy on the ship. One night I came in from the shop and found I was out of everything I had, and the only thing I had was that damn plastic bottle. Lol. To make a long story short. That’s my new drink. I love it! The damnest thing. Who would have ever known. Very smooth. Not oaky, which I don’t like. It awesome stuff. The plastic bottle still freaked me out. Lol. Never judge a book by its cover. Two thumbs up. I still haven’t told the bother in law…lol..
Just bought a 750 ml. in Georgia for 11.99 to try. Pleasantly surprised! A new favorite budget Scotch, and widely available here.
Very Clean and tasty.i love it!!
I found a thirty year old bottle of this stuff in my grandfathers house. I had no idea what it was.
Aged thirty years (in the bottle, not a barrel) this stuff isn’t that bad at all! (it’s actually quite good!)
As a bartender all through college as-well-as a single malt and blended scotch drinker for over 40 years, I’ve had a taste of about all that’s out there. Single malt is undoubtedly my favorite (Glenfiddich), but when it comes to a good blended whisky, Inver House holds its own in taste and price. I love it in hot tea with sugar or as a toddy in hot water with a good dose of ground ginger and sweetener.
Was cleaning out my grandpas game room and found a bottle he said he hadn’t touched since the 80s. Definitely enjoyed a couple of glasses
I’ve enjoyed Inver House over the years: very smooth, slight but noticeable smoke, light on the pallet, with a sort of citrus note. Inexpensive and drinkable.
I have never realized how many people love Inverhouse. Bought it years ago when Old Smuggler went up in price.
I’ve never gone back.. My scotch of preference is Glenlevit, but my everyday one is Inverhouse.
I found two very old bottles of this whisky. How can I identify the production year? It’s not written in the bottle.
The perfect breakfast Scotch 😉
I agree, Didn’t think much of Inverhouse until drinking it at a friends “Come over for Drinks” party!! I had been drinking a cheaper Scotch; House of Stuart. Now my Scotch will be Inverhouse. I don’t believe in the HIGH priced ones….not special. Thanks.
If your real, no nose in the air, try it you will love it and just fill an old empty single malt bottle and serve some to fiends who think they now Scotch. They will not know the difference. Love the stuff even that plastic bottle.
Have been drinking Inverhouse for many years. I,m 84 now and still have a few more before bedtime. Love it!
I enjoy Inver House as my everyday scotch, and when entertaining guests serve Johnny Walker Black. The closest mid-range blended scotch in taste is J & B, followed by Dewar’s. I think my taste in scotch was formed in my college days, more by seeing what the VIPs and professionals were drinking, and looking forward to it as a mark of seemingly upper middle-class distinction. I am 67 and when I was in college at Holy Cross in the late 1960s and early 70s, the Jesuit priests (I worked in their dining hall) favored Chivas Regal, for themselves and their donors/trustee guests, although Pinch was a close second. Never acquired what I call the road tar/wet cigarette butt taste of the single malts. On the other hand, I once paid something like $50 for a Johnny Walker Blue on the rocks and it tasted like, well “nothing.” Extremely smooth so you could do half a fifth before you realized you were hammered.
We have been drinking Inver Haus for many years and today all of a sudden it had an awful taste–closest I can equate it to is the taste of Drambuii which I love but why would it all of a sudden taste totally different??We love good scotch but if you drink it every day the Inver Haus was a good blend
We are completely satisfied with InverHaus as an everyday scotch–when we have company or a special occasion we like Dewars but tonight after buying a case as usual this has an awful taste and so different–WHY????
Where can I purchase this scotch in the Chicago Illinois area? Mostly southwest direction. My father drank it regularly. I have not been able to find it for sometime. Thank you in advance.
It taste just like Jose Cuervo tequila
I WAS LOOKING FOR A GOOD CHEAP SCOTCH WHISKEY. I FOUND ONE IN INVER HOUSE GREEN PLAID.
BETTER OR = TO THE $75.00 BLENDS … BUT THEY-ARE-JUST-ROT-GUT AFTER ALL
1.74 liter bottle and Total Wines. About $16USA.
My everyday scotch.
I found a bottle of Inver Scotch Whiskey in my pantry.lt’s been their a couple of years .It has settlement in the bottom, along the sides of the bottle . I opened it but was afraid to drink it.
Is it still good to drink.
You better not drink it. Send it to me and I’ll evaluate it! 🙂
I just tried it because it went on sale at the county liquor store, the price was right, and I am experimenting with cheap scotch because I was terminated due to COVID. Just finished a dram in in Glen Cairn glass (toughest test I know) and it held up surprisingly well. There are some subtle, interesting flavors. I’m not going to give up more expensive blended and single malt scotch, but Inver House holds its own against some more expensive scotches. On the rocks is where I think it belongs, which is also my preferred way to drink scotch. Glad that I won’t have to choke it down like other cheap scotches or have the temptation to pore it down the drain like I did for Ballantine’s Finest. I wound up finishing it off making Bloody Mary Queen of Scotts drinks with it.
Definitely a great whisky value. It’s my go to for neat sipping. I use clan McGregor, which is a couple bucks more, in my whisky gingers.
Had my first taste of it tonight. I was a bit leery — after all, this is high-inflation 2023 and I paid just $16.99/handle.
I mixed it with ginger ale, and down the hatch.
Well, you can add me to the fan club!
I still prefer Canadian whisky overall (Windsor House is my fave — and yes, I’m a cheapskate), but Inver House will do. And real scotch, for that price? What a deal!
But that bottle…When I picked it up at the liquor store, my wife said, “You’re not buying *that*, are you? It’s gross.” I guess I’ll have to find a decanter to put it in.
Cheers!
I have mostly always drank Johnny Walker Red. Then it was suggested to try John Barr. That is exactly like JW. Now, can’t get it here in NC or surrounding areas. I went back to Red. Can’t afford it. I know my ABC store doesn’t have Iver. I will have to ask if another local ABC store (bigger one) has it. I will give it a try.