Crown Royal Northern Harvest 90% Rye Whisky 90 Proof Price Point: $25 – $35 for 750 ML Distiller: The Crown Royal Distilling Company Background Third try’s the charm, right? This review marks my third Canadian whisky review in a row, a pattern that’s a first for me and likely a last. Reviewing Canadian Club and Seagram’s …
Category: Canadian
Jun 25
Seagram’s V.O. Canadian Whisky
Seagram’s V.O. Blended Canadian Whisky 80 Proof Price Point: $10 – $20 for 750 ML Distiller: Unknown Background Call me a glutton for punishment, because this is my second review in a row on the bottom shelf of Canadian whiskies. Last time, we checked out Canadian Club, the iconic brand that, at one point or another, could be …
Jun 11
Canadian Club Whisky – Review
Canadian Club Blended Canadian Whisky 80 Proof Price Point: $10 – $20 for 750 ML Distiller: Hiram Walker & Sons Distillery Background What an iconic brand. Canadian Club may not be what you think of when you think of top-quality whisky, but there’s no doubt it has a history all its own. While Canadian whiskies may not …
Oct 18
Lot 40 Canadian Rye Whisky – Review
Lot No. 40 Single Copper Pot Still Canadian Rye Whisky 86 Proof Price Point: $60 – $70 for 750 ML Distiller: Pernod Ricard USA Background Social media has granted us all access to a wealth of information, some factual and some biased. I started seeing hype for Lot 40 Canadian Whisky about a year …
Jan 24
Tap 8 Canadian Rye – Review
Tap 8 Rye Sherry Finished Canadian Whisky 83 Proof Price Point: $40 – $50 for 750 ML Distiller: Tap Whisky Background One of many hot button topics currently being debated in the whiskey world is sourcing. Cruise over to the Bourbon Truth blog, and you’ll see that transparency is something many “distillers” (putting that word …
Apr 19
Collingwood Canadian Whisky – Review
Collingwood Hand-Crafted Blended Canadian Whisky 80 Proof Price Point: $20 – $30 for 750 ML Distiller: Brown-Forman Beverages Background Much to my surprise upon writing this, I have only reviewed one other Canadian whisky on this blog – Forty Creek. I admitted in that review that I am not partial to Canadian whisky in …
Mar 03
Forty Creek Canadian Whisky – Review
Forty Creek Premium Barrel Select Canadian Whisky 80 Proof Price Point: $20 – $30 for 750 ML Distiller: Kittling Ridge Distillery Background My first experience with Forty Creek was in November of last year at Whiskey Fest. I chanced upon their booth, which was one of the more modest at the show. A quiet …