Centennial Limited Edition Canadian Whisky
Canadian
Highwood // Alberta, Canada
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Cost
Highwood Distillery distilled this whisky using soft prairie winter wheat. It’s then aged 10 Years in charred oak barrels. Winter wheat is planted in the fall where it germinates before the growing process is frozen during the winter. In the spring it picks up where it left off meaning it’s ready to be harvested to make whisky that much sooner. Note: This is not currently available in the U.S.
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ageNAS
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abv40.0
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CanadianDISTILLED IN CANADA AND AGED IN BARRELS FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS; OFTEN (BUT NOT ALWAYS) CANADIAN WHISKIES ARE BLENDS OF CORN, BARLEY, AND RYE WHISKIES WHICH WERE DISTILLED AND MATURED SEPARATELY. TRADITIONALLY, CANADIAN WHISKEY IS CALLED “RYE”, ALTHOUGH NO MINIMUM PERCENTAGE OF RYE-GRAIN WHISKY IS REQUIRED IN A BLEND.
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Cask Typecharred oak
Tasting Notes
"This tall sleek bottle offers up a lustrous whisky full of delicate butterscotch and dry grasses. It’s velvety in the mouth with no trace of heat. Creamy vanilla and tantalizing oak lead into just a sprinkle of rye spice. The finish is long with a final blast of honey that also tingles the side of the mouth without being sugary. The blender of this whisky really pulled back the reigns to produce a skilfully balanced and restrained wheat whisky."
Reviewed by
Blair Phillips