Canadian Club Edition Barley Batch

Nose: Barley sugar/sweet celery, overripe tropical fruits (mango, pineapple, banana), hint of candied fruit (maraschino cherry, apples), raisins, rye oakiness, hint of caramel and vanilla, hint of floral lavender red liquorice, sweet and hot peppers, rye fruitiness (medley of apples, cherry, ripe apricot), hint of molasses and light toffee, orange peel, light cream of wheat, candied lemon peel Palate: barley sugar, sweet pimento peppers, blood orange peel, peppermint, hint of honey, hot pepper, rye greenness, slight brine, fruity bubblegum, zesty and spicy mulled wine Finish: green grape peels, hint of barley sugar, slight green paprika bitterness and spice, rye spice, wood bitterness and spice, slightest hint of tobacco smoke, hint of smoked, hint of floral (lavender)

Nose: Upfront herbal quiality (turned down chamomile tea) blended in the rye/corn, barley sweetness, menthol, faint wet hay. Palate: Semi-sweet whipped cream, quick rye spices, undertone of barley, grass and menthol. Quite bitter. Finish: Faint almond/vanilla/sugar, warm rye spices, prominent leather bitterness at the end (quite harsh). Bitterness tammes down seconds later. Holds for a long time (best characteristic from the whole experience). The rest fades really fast. Decent mouth feel. Adding water brings caramel on the tongue, but kills the rest. I have seen a lot of good reviews. Had to try it. Unafortunately, price/quiality ratio is not there. Not recommended. Cheers.

What a unique Canadian expression. There are some dark fruits and honey sweetness, but an almost crazy amount of malt or cereal sugar here. Honestly, it tastes as a grain bin smells. I am taken out to the farm immediately here, and in a way, no other whisky has ever done. I would buy this just for that. So many bottles are just the same or show only a slight variation. This is a love it or hate it bottle. I am on the love side. So cool!