Canadian Club Bottled 1982

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 Classic 12 Year Old

Canadian Club is one of our northerly brother's distilleries who supplied us during our time of need. (Prohibition in the U.S.) Canadian Club Classic 12 Small Batch (I think this is one of the longer names for a whisk(e)y. Batch No. C12-238 Color: Caramel (Almost too perfect in color) Nose: Vanilla, caramel, creme brulee, sweet cream, gentle...

Score 78/100

Canadian Club Sherry Cask

This is a nice change from the usual Canadian Club offering - due to maturation finishing in ex-sherry casks. As you can imagine, this gives it a mahogany tone (with good body), and aromas of sherry and anise. Taste shows, of course, sherry / wine / tannins, oak and a medicinal-alcohol medium finish. Pretty easy to drink, makes for a nice after...

Score 70/100

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