Alberta Premium Dark Horse

The deep maroon hue of this whiskey is instantly seductive. At first, the nose burns with ethyl and little else. After it's rested a bit it starts to smell like the lumber department of your local hardware store. Cherries on the nose as well. Woodiness immediately apparent on the palate, and I mean wood, not vanilla or tannins; straight wood. Fruity fire accompanies the woodiness, not dissimilar from cooked apples dredged in cinnamon. There's an unshakeable richness here and a viscosity akin to maple syrup. It finishes with vanilla and some spicy fire, the embers of which take their time dying off. Overall: this whiskey cost me next to nothing (especially spending U. S. bucks in Canada) and was well worth the purchase.