Price: $50 for 750ml
Distilled/Owned by: Crown Royal / Diageo
Region: Canada
51.5% ABV
Aged For: NAS
Mashbill: 64% corn, 31.5% rye, 4.5% malted barley
Cask Type: New oak
Chill Filtered: No
Color Added: No
Color: Amber
Drank: Neat, in a glencairn
Nose: Vanilla, honey, confectionary sugar, oak, sweet corn
Feel: Medium body
Taste: Vanilla, oak, sugar, honey, cinnamon, maple
Finish: Maple, butterscotch, cream, honey, pepper, and vanilla
Thoughts: There you go Crown, you can make a good whiskey! It’s on the sweet end, but the much-improved mouthfeel and robustness of higher proof address my beef with a lot of Canadian whiskey. Also the lack of filtration and additives help the flavor immensely.
Score: 85 out of 100