Spicy dark fruit, poached pears, gingery spice, and clean oak. Like a nutty fruit bar with cleansing bitter grapefruit pith on the finish. Treads softly into single malt territory. ★★★★★
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Full-flavoured and peppery with creamy maple syrup, clean oak, hints of rose petals, dark fruit, and tangy oranges. Fruity and Spicy. ★★★★
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A vibrant young whisky with a lush and creamy richness. Caramel and sweet fruits swim in peppery rye spices, musty rye and sweet fruit. A tightly balanced mixer. ★★★☆
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Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, book review and Canadian whisky tasting on Twitter at 3:00 Eastern time, Sunday. May 12, 2013. Join us on Twitter at #DavinTT
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Prototypical light and smooth 1970s cocktail whisky. Starts small, gradually becoming complex but subtle, with brittle rye, hot pepper, creamy toffee and lemon zing. Spicy Rye. ★★★☆
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Let every whisky lover raise a dram - wherever in the world he or she may be - to honour the many unsung heroes, past and present, who have been crafting the King O' Drinks for centuries.
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From hundreds of new spirits books published in 2012, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert is one of five to compete for Best Spirits Book in The World at the Gourmand International Book Awards to be held in Paris February 23, 2013.
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Canada's Top whiskies for 2012 honoured at Canadian Whisky Awards. - These are the best Canadian Whiskies of 2012.
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Full-bodied with floral rye, black fruit, herbs, butterscotch, licorice root, celery, gunpowder, & old Madeira. Spiced fruit berries, apple cider, sweet pipe tobacco, clean oak, peppery cloves and cinnamon hearts. ★★★★★
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Join whisky fans from around the globe on Twitter this Sunday, May 19, at 3:00 Eastern time as they discuss Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, and raise a dram of Canadian whisky. Go to #DavinTT on Twitter at 3:00 Eastern time this Sunday to take part.
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Robust, yet elegant and fine. Continues to develop in the mouth and in the glass. Sip slowly for maximum pleasure. Red cedar, lilacs, kumquats, and spicy-hot pepper in a rich butterscotch. ★★★★★
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Forty Creek Port Wood Reserve - 2012 Edition from whisky maker, John K. Hall has been named Canadian Whisky of the Year in the 2012 Canadian Whisky Awards.
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Government-subsidized rum war threatens small Caribbean rum producers.
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Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, written by Canadian author, Davin de Kergommeaux has been named Canada's Best Spirits Book of 2012.
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To my knowledge, Dave Broom's new book, The World Atlas of Whisky, is the first major whisky book to include a comprehensive chapter about Canadian whisky written by a Canadian whisky enthusiast.
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All in all - the most updated malt whisky book on the market!
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Eight years ago, Johanna Ngoh founded the popular Spirit of Toronto whisky show, held each May at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. In 2002 she began publishing a whisky fanzine called Single Minded™. Single Minded™ is now back as Johanna's full-colour, annual guide to really good whisky. Just $15.00.
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Eric Morham, president of Constellation Brands’ Canadian business will retire and Ben Dollard, SVP International will succeed Morham in the leadership role. Constellation owns the Black Velvet and Danfield's brands.
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Beam Inc. will sell Lord Calvert Canadian and Canada House Canadian whisky to Luxco.
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Wood, wood, wood, but ever so complex with hot pepper, baking spices, butterscotch, vanilla, rye grain, tobacco, cigar box, sour-dough, and dried baking fruits ending in a citric zestiness. Rich & Oaky. ★★★★★
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