Canadian Club 6 Year Old Bottled 1937

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 Classic 12 Year Old

Appearance: Darker than my usual choice of Bourbons- a dark Baltic amber hue. Nose: Very, very light nose- all vanilla and cocoa. Some of that slight earthy-yet-acidic feeling of a lightly brewed fresh coffee. Taste: Creamy mouthfeel. Lots of deep caramel, toffee and coffee, with that drying, woody note that comes from the rye- if anything, this...

Score 70/100

Canadian Club 6 Year Old

Canadian Club fits comfortably between bourbon and Scotch. Best served over ice, it's a great introduction to whisky. A favourite of mine, I always keep a bottle in the cabinet, and use it to convert non-whisky drinkers.

Score 81/100

Canadian Club Classic 12 Year Old

This whisky shows more obvious rye influence than I recall from previous bottles. On the nose it has that light spice, like cinnamon and cloves, but also an astringent mineral note, like wet stones. Not as much toffee and vanilla as other Canadians. It hits the mouth with pronounced bitterness. The flavour is hard and brittle like rye-heavy...

Score 72/100