Canadian Club does not get much respect in whiskey circles (or squares). I can barely think of a single positive review or enthusiastic blog entry – my own included - but then I can’t remember my daughter’s birthday (note to self: July 27th) so that doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened. All that said I really liked this expression. The nose has oak barrels, Christmas cake, vanilla and the usual Canadian grainy notes. The taste is smooth with more fruit cakes, milk chocolate and some herbal notes. It tastes exactly like you might expect Canadian Club matured in a sherry cask to taste – which is not a bad thing. The finish is sweet and drops off like Niagara Falls, perhaps my only slight complaint. With a little water Nesquick Milk Chocolate notes and it gets spicier with hints of rye.
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