Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye

For the price this is a real great rye whisky, it reminds me of George Dickel rye , sweet with a nice balance of spice , soft on the palate , no alcohol burn despite 45% alc. It's not a world whisky of the year but a bang for your buck award , a good Canadian rye. Buy it !

Three stars, but a glowing three stars--a better whisky than three stars would indicate. Very fruity (lots of apple), rye spice, clove, baking spice, warm rye bread. Light in flavour (lighter than 45% ABV would suggest). Lots of caramels and vanillas. Recognizably Crown Royal in profile (a bit of a dusty, almost sawdust-y character, and a bourbon-lite sort of character), but something nice and something different. Closest parallel flavour-wise might be a mix of Sazerac and a high-rye Canadian whisky. For the price, it's real nice.