
Paid: $299 for 750ml
Distilled/Owned by: Canadian Club / Beam Suntory
Region: Canada
45% ABV
Aged For: 41 Years, but additives may be younger, batched and barreled in 1977
Mashbill: Blend of whiskies using rye, malted rye, malted barley, and corn
Cask Type: Undisclosed, but likely refill casks
Chill Filtered: Yes
Addatives: Blended with amounts of Cognac, rye, and sherry
Color: Golden
Drank: Neat, in a glencairn
Nose: White chocolate, oak, white pepper, butter, sweet corn, cloves, pipe tobacco, and muscat grapes
Feel: Medium body
Taste: Vanilla, cream, butter, caramel sauce, coffee, apples, milk chocolate, oak
Finish: Gentle warmth, medium length, a touch more pepper and oak with vanilla, custard, almond paste, and more white chocolate with just a touch of sherry
Thoughts: If you like vanilla or white chocolate with a touch of fruit this will be the drink for you. Blended more for the average persons idea of a fancy whisky rather than a whisky snob, but still a good showing. Cut the price tag in half and it would be a great buy.
Score: 83 out of 100