Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye

Solid, nothing that jumps out at you

I’m a fan of crown and ryes and this one hits both. Fantastic sipper or on the rocks and especially since I found it on sale for $24/bottle! May have to go back and buy more. After revisiting this one I’m knocking off a star. I get a lot of ethanol but not in a good way. This just doesn’t taste the same as I remember when I first cracked it open. I’ve been forced to add a few ice cubes to get this one down. 9/1/19 Update 12/4/19 Tried this one again as it has been sitting half full/empty for a few months in the cabinet. The ethanol has gone down and is now more "spicy" as a rye should be. Either this one has been changing profiles on me or it's my flavor profile changing. Probably a bit of both. Anyways, I seem to like this one again for what it is. Bumped up a 1/4 star. :-)

This won whisky of the year for a reason back in 2016 and for the price is an excellent bottle to regularly have in your collection. On the nose: Sweetness, Perfect amount of Rye, and subtle barrel. Overall classy depth. On the pallet: Sip a bit and let this roll over and under the back of your tongue (at room temperature) several times while inhaling a bit of breath in between. Rich and full sweetness tempered by Rye and oak mix together create a blissful experience that continues to get better as your glass gets lower over the course of the entire experience. This is best enjoyed neat at room temperature.