De 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.
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When 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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Forty Creek Resolve is the third panel in whisky artist Bill Ashburn’s triptych that began with Unity and Victory.
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Old is new with Forty Creek Twentieth Anniversary Three Grain bottled at 40% abv.
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A jury of ten independent whisky experts has named Pike Creek Oloroso-finished 21-Year-Old Canada’s best whisky at the tenth annual Canadian Whisky Awards gala, held on Thursday, January 16 at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Victoria, BC.
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Every now and then Alberta Premium treats its loyal customers to some truly mindblowing sipping whisky. Get ready: Alberta Premium Cask Strength and Alberta Premium Aged 20 Years are on shelves now and going fast.
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After blind tastings of well over 100 whiskies, 10 independent whisky experts have declared Forty Creek 22-year-old Rye as Canadian Whisky of the Year in the ninth annual Canadian Whisky Awards.
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The most appealing barrel tones accented by peppery spices, high fruity esters and dark fruits, in a lush, creamy body. ★★★★★
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For a relaxing day you just can't beat summer reading while sipping a spicy, floral Toasted Old-Fashioned from BarChef.
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It's cottage season in Canada and if you'd rather sun on the dock than mix cocktails, Wiser's has a pre-mixed Old Fashioned to keep in the cooler.
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Round, creamy butterscotch, fragrant flowers, clean wood, sweet baking spices, then peppery rye fading into a sweet citrus flavours. ★★★★★
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Butterscotch, crisp clean oakiness, peppery spice, citrus fruit. Creamy with baking spices, then bitter citrus pith and black tea. ★★★★
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Clean dry exotic woods, dried figs, marmalade, brisk peppers and rye spices, Bounty chocolate bars, fresh firewood. Very unusual. ★★★★★
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Sweet heat and very flavourful. Rich dark rum brisk spices and strong barrel tones with camphor and cinnamon. Body is robust and muscular body. ★★★★☆
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Sweet and spicy, with apples, peaches, sweet flowers, malt, and nutty cereal. Slippery mouth with hints of chocolate and halva. Long, sweet spicy finish. ★★★★☆
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Vanilla sweet with a mesquite-smoke undercurrent. Barrel spices with clean dry oak and typical Crown Royal creaminess. ★★★★
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"Unity," is the special release for 2018 from Forty Creek Distillery in Grimsby, Canada. Orders for numbered bottles close on May 25, 2018. The whisky will be available at the distillery and in stores beginning in September.
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Fruity/floral esters, vanilla, green apples, nutty and creamy with clean grain and oak tannins. A silky smooth and very approachable whisky. ★★★★☆
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High esters, vanilla, green apples, nutty and creamy with oak tannins. A silky smooth Canadian whisky in the bourbon vein. ★★★★☆
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This primer is a carefully researched overview of key points about Canadian whisky to assist journalists and others. It may be quoted freely with credit to the author.
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