--- title: "Talisker vs The Famous Grouse: Which is more popular in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Talisker or The Famous Grouse more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whisky brands set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/talisker-vs-the-famous-grouse" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Talisker vs The Famous Grouse: Which is more popular in the United Kingdom? Is Talisker or The Famous Grouse more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whisky brands set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Talisker and The Famous Grouse - **Competitive set**: Whisky brands - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Talisker Share of Search**: 24.1% - **The Famous Grouse Share of Search**: 1.1% ## Is Talisker or The Famous Grouse more popular in search? - In September 2026, Talisker had more branded searches than The Famous Grouse among whisky brands in the United Kingdom. Talisker had about 40,500 branded searches, while The Famous Grouse had 1,900. Talisker made up 24.1% of all whisky brand searches we track, and The Famous Grouse accounted for 1.1%. - Talisker was ahead of The Famous Grouse in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Talisker’s share of searches among whisky brands in the United Kingdom moved from 13.3% to 24.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 40.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Famous Grouse’s share of searches among whisky brands in the United Kingdom moved from 1.2% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.9K. ## Top whisky brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither Talisker nor The Famous Grouse showed up in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Johnnie Walker | 1st | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Monkey Shoulder | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Jameson | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Glenmorangie | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Glenfiddich | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Laphroaig | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Jack Daniel's | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Talisker | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | The Famous Grouse | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about whisky brands - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best whisky for a beginner?": 1. Monkey Shoulder, 2. Jameson, 3. Glenmorangie - Asked ChatGPT "Which Scotch whisky is best value in the UK?": 1. Johnnie Walker, 2. Glenmorangie - Asked ChatGPT "What's a good single malt to give as a gift?": 1. Glenmorangie - Searched Google, AI Overview "whisky brands": 1. Johnnie Walker, 2. Glenfiddich, 3. Laphroaig, 4. Jack Daniel's, 5. Jameson - Searched Google, AI Overview "best scotch whisky": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Talisker and The Famous Grouse. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 27, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom whisky brands in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Talisker in the United Kingdom rose 49.4% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 40.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for The Famous Grouse in the United Kingdom fell 20.8% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.9K in September 2026. ## How has branded search for Talisker and The Famous Grouse changed in the United Kingdom over the last 12 months? | Month | Talisker estimated searches | Talisker Share of Search | Talisker rank | The Famous Grouse estimated searches | The Famous Grouse Share of Search | The Famous Grouse rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 13.3% | 4 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 7.2% | 7 | 2.9K | 1.4% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 4.9% | 8 | 4.4K | 1.5% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 6.7% | 8 | 2.4K | 1.6% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 8.1% | 6 | 1.9K | 1.6% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 13.3% | 3 | 1.9K | 1.4% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 17.6% | 2 | 2.9K | 1.9% | 9 | | May 2026 | 49.5K | 26.4% | 1 | 2.4K | 1.3% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 22% | 2 | 1.9K | 1% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 24.5% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.97% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 23.7% | 2 | 2.4K | 1.4% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 24.1% | 2 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 9 | ## How are Talisker’s and The Famous Grouse’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Talisker’s and The Famous Grouse’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Talisker**: Measured on the search term “talisker”. - **The Famous Grouse**: Measured on the search term “the famous grouse”. - [Talisker profile](/demand/uk/brands/talisker) - [The Famous Grouse profile](/demand/uk/brands/the-famous-grouse) - [All whisky brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-whisky-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Talisker or The Famous Grouse more popular in search? In September 2026, Talisker had more branded searches than The Famous Grouse among whisky brands in the United Kingdom. Talisker had about 40,500 branded searches, while The Famous Grouse had 1,900. Talisker made up 24.1% of all whisky brand searches we track, and The Famous Grouse accounted for 1.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Talisker vs The Famous Grouse: Which is more popular in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/talisker-vs-the-famous-grouse This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/talisker-vs-the-famous-grouse. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.