Black Velvet

Nose: Alcohol (a little surprising for its ABV), acetone, and a light spiciness. Taste: Rather syrupy. I'm not pinpointing much character, which may be the result of the overpowering acetone aroma. Probably fine as a cheap mixer.

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-

Came in a plastic container, not much else needed to be said.

Can't break this one down all that much: the nose is cola and maple syrup -- although the maple syrup may come from my Canada association. It tastes like root beer barrel candy, spicy ribbon candy. Sweet and just a tad spicy. Black licorice rope. The finish is a syrupy finale. There is a reason that this is such a popular mixer with colas: it's appropriately sticky, sweet, spicy and filled with star anise and root beer.

Nose - corn sweetness, ethanol, subtle butterscotch, high ethanol burn. Taste - cloying corn sweetness, vanilla, finishing thin and quick with fading bland corniness and nondescript sweetness. Pretty bad. Although not as offensive as Canadian Mist. For $9.99 a bottle, I think you get what you paid for.

What Pendleton might taste like if it were a well