Tastes

I found this to be highly floral. It was clean but the flavor completely turned me off. I enjoy most Canadian whiskey and I really enjoy Jameson. But this whiskey was simply expensive.

Sweet and well blended. This whiskey is incredibly smooth and clean. It lingers on the tongue with next to no burn. Clean and a sweet oak/maple syrup taste. If you're new to whiskey then look no further.

A great step up from standard Black Velvet. Much smoother and has a more clean taste by comparison. The closest you can get to Crown Royal without spending $40+.

This is a good whiskey. In a lot of ways it tastes like a less smooth version of Crown Royal. Obviously both are Canadian whiskey. But Black Velvet is incredibly affordable. To me it has a predominant vanilla flavor with one hell of a bite. There is an odd, amost tar-like undertone that you wouldn't experience with a higher quality whiskey and it has a "flat soda" note. It's not perfect and the Black Velvet reserve puts standard Black Velvet to shame. But there's no shame in drinking one of the top 10 best selling whiskeys in the world.