Canadian Club 1969

Canadian Club Classic 12 Year Old

A friend of mine was given this as a present, and found he didn't like the finish much (too 'gin-like' he said), and so offered me a taste. I thought 'why not' and so here we are. I've read around the traps that the CC Classic 12 year old is a mixture of rye, rye malt, corn. and barley malt spirits, so I'm expecting a decent amount of spice and...

Score 80/100

Canadian Club Barley Batch Limited Edition

Nose: unique. Raisin, plum, cigarette tobacco leaf. Reminds me quite a bit of an Auchentoshan I had before. Would not have pegged this as Canadian, certainly not CC. Quite an assertive aroma, takes some getting used to. Taste: medium- to full-bodied with a syrupy sweet-sour delivery, mouth-filling and fruity, lots of that plum flavour now but not...

Score 89/100

Canadian Club Classic 12 Year Old

A year or so ago, I wrote a short review of the Canadian Club Classic 12 Year Old (scoring it 80) - a Canadian whisky I've always liked. Since then, I've studied the spirit (and was tested on it) at a spirits course at George Brown College in Toronto; in addition, as with a few Canadian Club offerings, it has been repackaged and re-marketed, this...

Score 85/100

Canadian Club 20 Year Old

According to Canadian Whisky guru (_see note_) Davin de Kergommeaux, "_This is exactly the same whisky as the 6-year-old mixer, but it has simply been left in the barrel for an additional 14 years._" While Davin is mad for this whisky, my own experience was a bit more lukewarm. Perhaps my palate isn't as refined as Davin's, but I'll...

Score 76/100