Great Plains Brandy Cask

A fun whiskey, the age and proof give a lot of room to play around. Add water, add ice. This whisky can take it. It’s a canvass, explore the flavours that come out The whiskey needs some time to breathe when its first opened. Lots of ethanol on the nose. The nose is caramel, vanilla, cinnamon… maybe a hint of allspice. The palate is delicious. Creamy mouthfeel, warm caramel gives way to a peppery finish. Adding water brings out more vanilla and chilis on the nose. The palate is smoother with candied chilis. The finish again has more chilis.

The nose is both distinctive and intriguing. Some fruit and bubble gum, no alcohol. Very nice. The whisky shows its age and delivers a sweet palate with stickiness and dark fruit. The finish is long and spicy with a hint of dryness. The highlights are the spice and nose. You would never guess that this is 54%. I would rank this with the upper end Canadian whiskies including Gooderham & Worts 49 Wellington and Pike Creek 21. Not sure on price but a definite buy if priced in line with G&W 49 and Pike Creek 21.

Bright yellow colour. Nose is warm with earthy ,caramel, and a hint of saltyness. In mouth is full warm, very spicy for a corn base spirit, caramel, butterscotch,

Vanilla, oak, honey, maybr somr maple aroma. Tatste is syrupy and sweet. A bit of a hot burn.

Sweet but something offputting about it