Crown Royal Hand Selected Barrel

Chilled w/ water

Very good whiskey. Nothing crazy on the nose (faint hint of pickle, but maybe there's something going on with my sense of smell?), light and inoffensive until the eye spice takes over for the finish. Spice & gentle heat really linger on the palate. I would buy again.

The nose is gentle considering it’s alcohol level, with soft oak, vanilla, butterscotch, rye, and hints of mint, lemon and gingerbread. It coats the mouth gently with oak and caramel which turns into a creamy butterscotch with gingerbread, baking spices and a bit of vanilla and maple. The finish lingers with fading baking spices and pepper that leave the mouth tingling, along with the slightest bit of mint and maple underneath vanilla and green apple. Slightly complex and excellent.