Tastes
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Black Velvet Reserve
Canadian — Alberta, Canada
Reviewed October 23, 2020 (edited November 27, 2021)Black Velvet Reserve, aged 8 years. 80 proof, sharp aroma, smells mostly of that odd Canadian sweetness, slightly off putting. This one might be bottled in Canada unlike the standard black velvet. It was priced only 4 bucks more than the standard BV as well. It was 13.99 for a 750 ml. It has a similar taste to regular BV, maybe a little less rye/sweet up front, yet still on the sweet side but not over doing it and you get the white oak or used oak on the back end. Taste better than it smells. Super smooth like water. A touch better than regular Black Velvet. Grade: C13.99 USD per Bottle -
Black Velvet, 40% abv, aged 3 years. Not bottled in Canada, aroma is slightly alcoholic/odd or off putting Canadian sweet aroma, possibly rye. Taste is sweet/odd up front and odd aftertaste. Light bitterness and minor oak. Goes down nice and easy. It cost me 12 dollars for a 1 Liter glass bottle. It has that typical Canadian whisky sweetness to it, if you like that, you will like this, otherwise I would avoid it. There are better Canadians out there. Grade: C-12.0 USD per Bottle
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Vitali Vodka bottled by the Founders Company (Sazerac) in Louisville, Kentucky. "Vodka with natural flavor." It interestingly does not say it is four times distilled but just puts 4x on the front. Does not mention the charcoal filtering on the bottle anymore and I assume it is distilled from grains. As a shot its smooth and goes down okay, only minor taste you get is grains, on the rocks its actually sippable/pretty smooth, a very small amount of sweetness comes out this way. It mixes fairly well with a bunch of stuff I used but does not contribute much to the cocktail (peach tea, lime + club soda, lemon sparkling water). With the sweeter stuff it does not mix as well and does add a minor off flavor. It cost me 5.54 plus tax for a 750ml bottle, this is the cheapest I have ever paid for a bottle of vodka. Thankfully it was in glass, interestingly the same price as the plastic bottle of the same size, I do not know who would take plastic over glass in a supermarket. Overall I give it a B-. For the price it is very worth it in my humble opinion and there are vodkas that cost more that are not as enjoyable.5.54 USD per Bottle
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Eighteen 67, Canadian whisky, no age listed min. 3, bottled in Kentucky (Sazerac). Aroma: faint oak, slight maple sweetness. Taste: light to moderate sweetness, slight grains, minor oakiness in the back end/aftertaste. No off tastes. Wooden top. Grade: C+ Cost: 14.99+tax at food for less, possibly a private label.14.99 USD per Bottle
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Rich & Rare, Canadian whisky, 80 proof. Owned by sazerac, bottled in Kentucky. The aroma is hard to discern/sweet, the taste is similarly indiscernible sweetness, only the faintest oak on the back end. After drinking it on the rocks, I mixed it with some RC cola and it made it sweeter somehow, and mixed well. Very smooth whisky but very light in flavor. Thankfully I found this in a glass 750ml bottle not plastic. Cost me 7.99 plus tax. Grade: C-7.99 USD per Bottle
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Jethro T. Boots Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Bourbon — Kentucky , USA
Reviewed May 4, 2020 (edited December 1, 2020)Jethro T Boots Bourbon, no age listed so must be 4 years minimum by law as a straight bourbon from Kentucky. Legacy Distilling Co. (Sazerac), private label for CVS. Aroma: smells very similar to jack, on the fruity side. Taste: Slightly smiliar to jack, sweet/fruity up front, apple notes, some charred oak on the back end. Very minor ethanol notes on the finish. Plenty smooth. Cost ~ 8-9 bucks plus tax Grade: C+ very decent for the price.8.99 USD per Bottle
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