Black Velvet Reserve 8 Year Old

Black Velvet

This is a 1L bottle I picked up at auction some time ago - although I don't know when it was bottled, I'm going to hazard a guess that it's from the 1990s. The colour is a light caramel. Some rye spice on the nose, with otherwise nondescript notes of toffee, vanilla and indistinct herbs. Pretty mild oak. Pencil shavings. Although a few drops of...

Score 75/100

Black Velvet Reserve 8 Year Old

There's something strange about Black Velvet Reserve 8 year old. It is like Blue Velvet by David Lynch: there's few good spots but mainly it's just annoying. Aromas balance between good and bad. The taste is actually decent and the finish is just too grainy and blended. This left me a bit confused, just like almost every Lynch movie. Which isn't...

Score 58/100

Black Velvet Toasted Caramel

Today we have another flavoured whisky, this one from Black Velvet Distillery in Lethbridge, Alberta. The standard Black Velvet (which I've never tried) is the third best-selling Canadian whisky in the US. It was created in the 1950s (as Black Label) and was distilled in Toronto. It's success led to a new distillery built in Lethbridge in 1973....

Score 51/100

Black Velvet Toasted Caramel

Black Velvet Toasted Caramel is made at the Black Velvet distillery in Lethbridge, Alberta. It is described on the bottle as "Toasted caramel flavored whisky" and "whisky infused with natural toasted caramel flavor and blended with Black Velvet Canadian Whisky." Nose: a ton of caramel together with a backdrop of chemical...

Score 52/100