Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye

Banana dipped in chocolate, very spicy the first few seconds, complex.

That’s a spicy meatball!

Pale straw/ copper color, lots of slow running legs come down like sheets. Nose has a nice balance of tart fruit, oak and barn funk rye grain. Vanilla tones in there too. Softer on the palate than one might think and a sweeter finish than I'd expect. Green apple front, some perfumey/floral notes mid way, Vanilla and caramel. Lots of oak on the finish, with cedar or sandalwood notes. Super soft and smooth can be drank without dilution, but definitely opens up and spreads out with a splash of water.

NOSE: Butterscotch, apricots, hazelnuts, toffee, baking spice and bits of oak and buttered gingerbread (loaf not cookies). Soft, sweet and balanced, it's not cloying like so many other Canadian whiskies we get here in the US. Adding a bit of water brings out some touches of peanut butter and lemon butter cookies. PALATE: Butterscotch, sugar cookies, hazelnuts, baking spice, vanilla fondant and some oak and lemon. Super candy/bakery sweet but complex and, again, not cloying. This Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye is super interesting. A little water tames the 130 proof a tad and unearths a stronger buttery oily bakery profile. FINISH: Long -> Butterscotch, herbal, Banana's Foster and some baking spice. It just goes on and on and on.