Crown Royal Deluxe

Nice and smooth, good when you can't find anything else

Bottle #3 in a 12 Days of Christmas Gift Set; Nose is very mild, mostly wood, vanilla and just the littlest bit of corn. Palate is similar, presenting sweet vanilla heavily tempered by wood and leading to cereal grain (Sugar Smacks?). The finish is short and slightly drying, leaving a clean feel. Absolutely unoffensive. Also uninspired. I'll continue keeping this in my house, just as I have for the last 20 years, because my wife likes the occasional whisky and Coke, and this is the only whisky that is mild enough and smooth enough for her to enjoy. Between us friends I'll admit, that I too, like the sometimes Crown and Coke. But don't tell anyone else. ;-)

Day 3?

When I taste this... I can taste that it's not perfect... But it's too luscious to give 4 stars. That rye, medicinal, but smooth offering maple syrup and then that toasty malted barley, with its light smoky vanilla notes. It's delicious, with caramel, the taste of yummy stewed fruit. This is finally the first Canadian whisky that I have enjoyed. Distiller.com is filled with Canadian whisky that is supposedly great, but impossible to find here, I almost gave up trying Canadian whisky and so this was such a nice surprise. It's a pretty unique experience, finding so much malt and rye together and it's one I adore!