Crown Royal Single Malt Canadian Whisky first produced at Valleyfield Quebec, spring 2024. Rich, with nutty cereal notes, hints of caramel and vanilla, then sweet fruits, soft peppers and bracing spices showing herbal tones and soft oaky notes.
Read MoreDark fruits, pitchy wood and sweet red fruit on a complex nose.Good weight, lovely structure and sherryish influences in a gentle warm spiciness. Lush, rich and beautifully balanced. A masterpiece of craft.
Read MoreWith its recently released Barley Edition, the seventh and final whisky in this award-winning and much-sought-after series, Crown Royal’s Noble Collection concludes on a triumphant crescendo of cereal and malt.
Read MoreThe astonishingly rich flavours of Reifel Rye demonstrate why Alberta Distillers is the world’s leading producer of 100% rye grain whisky. Peppery but not overly so, in the glass, its broad swaths of flavour transform into a single complex entity with sweet, creamy, fruity, floral tones and that finishing touch of bitter pith that defines great rye.
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Read MoreHowitzer’s aromatic nose shows toffee, caramel, mild wood, a flash of gunpowder and hints of oranges. Bold, sweet and peppery on the palate, with creamy toffee. Lovely bitter pith early on turns spicy, along with more sweetness and something almost citrus. A medium glowing finish fades back into cleansing bitter pith. Not overly complex. A good solid classic Canadian whisky with a bit of oomph.
Read MoreA rich, fruity nose with hints of grape skins jumps right out of the bottle when you pull the cork for the first time. This is single malt whisky and just loaded with undisguised barley malt notes. Then finally, after a few sniffs those luscious Vancouver Island blackberries surge to the fore. Do yourself a double barrel favour and get one today.
Read MoreSweet and peppery with tropical fruit and dark molasses. Citrus notes underlie creamy banana while hot spices add a glowing ember of zip. Red wine, burly tobacco, fragrant floral notes and dark fruits meld into slightly tannic barrel tones with sweet spicy toasted oak on a longish, sweetish finish.
Read MoreCommon Bond will have its dedicated followers this 2021 beer-drinking season. And as those hot summer evenings slip behind the horizon, this sweet and malty beer will satisfy the Molson fan who likes a little oak in their brew.
Read MoreEven before we sip, the massive nose on this expressive dram tells us that Canada is once again expanding the flavour profile of rye whisky in ever so delicious directions. Sweet mashy notes evolve into roasted grain, light rye bread and mild herbal tones. Hints of mint early on disappear in hard taffy, berries, and then strong sweet fruits, eventually resolving into over-ripe verbena fruit. All works well together, and that’s just the nose.
Read MoreParallel 49 Brewing mashed the grain for P49 Old Boy Single Malt Whisky, based on a recipe for its Old Boy Classic Brown Ale. Odd Society distillery then fermented, distilled and matured into a whisky that shows single malt flavour markers along with those distinct toffee and chocolate tones that denote Parallel 49 Old Boy Ale.
Read MoreA combination of great spirits and careful blending, Cooper’s Revival whisky, from Kinsip House of Fine Spirits, amuses the nose and delights the palate with wild herbs and flowers, creamy strawberries and ice cream, bold, spicy rye notes, and a slathering, buttery mouthfeel.
Read MoreThis flavourful blended whisky, rich in malty cereal notes, takes the palate on a journey from one end of the flavour spectrum to the other. Prune juice, fruity pipe tobacco, vanilla, maple sugar, ripe red apples raspberries and scorched applewood saturate the nose, which soon turns to dried fruits, grapefruit juice, sweet sherry and wine gums.
Read MoreRipple Rock, the latest whisky release from Shelter Point Distillery, celebrates the Ripple Rock explosion admirably as peppery spices burst through a solid caramel vanilla crown, clearing the way for the grainy, malty, almost herbal delights that follow. Non-Chill Filtered, 47% ABV and 100% TNT.
Read MoreYou never know what dazzling surprise will emerge next from the depths of Shelter Point’s warehouse. What you can be sure of is that whatever they come up with it is going to be exceptional. Teamwork is a big part of their success and nowhere is this demonstrated more clearly than in a spectacular new whisky they call “The Collective,”
Read MoreNew from Canadian Club, The Speakeasy, at 43 years, becomes the oldest Canadian whisky ever released and it is everything you might expect. Flavourful, elegant, refined, and – simply put – perfect. Bottled at 45% abv it is bold enough to thrill the palate but gentle enough to allow every nuance to reveal itself.
Read MoreCask 2 of Last Straw 100% rye is something special. Released now at 65.8% and through the miracle of hand bottling, coming in 2021 at 40%.
Read MoreIf you love Lot No. 40, you will be awestruck by Dark Oak. At 48% abv it’s a gobsmakingly gorgeous new expression of a new Canadian classic 100% rye-grain whisky
Read MoreDe Vine Distillery and Winery has opted for a larger batch this year of their rich, round, full and flavourful Glen Saanich single malt for 2020.
Read MoreWhen people taste a new Canadian whisky named “Can’t Call It B**rbon,” with its clean wood, sweet cherries and vanilla on the nose, and rich oak caramels tempered with hints of vanilla and barrel notes on the palate, their first thought will be, “Bourbon, and a good one at that.”
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