Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye

Amazing value!

A delightful boquet of apple blossoms, lilac, and toasted oak. The palate is rich and fruity, like strawberries. The finish is warm and peppery. This is very good! And uncharacteristic for the usually peppery rye. Its very smooth. I would consider adding this to my permanent collection — if I had one!

My foray into Canadian Whiskey continues. Being very selective here; not looking to waste my time with neutral grain spirits with flavor added. From what I’ve read, this expression seems to offer a purer distilling experience so I thought I would try it. Nose offers lemon poppy seed muffin, spearmint, pine, vanilla, apricot, and bubblegum. More ethanol than there should be for the proof. Palate brings much brightness in the form of honey, lemongrass, caraway seed, white pepper, mint, and rye cracker. Everything is very soft and delicate. Finish continues the soft approach but also kind of fizzles out; some clove, tea leaf, and a wood that tastes nothing like oak. Walnut maybe? Found myself waiting for a hit of spice that never materialized. Mouthfeel has some effervescence but is also a bit grainy. There are some nice elements here and while I do appreciate the gentle approach, I like my ryes rough, tumble, and high proof, so it’s no surprise that this isn’t my jam. That said, it’s not a bad product and at the price of $29 it’s almost in “steal” category. VERY hard to rate. Since I wouldn’t rebuy at $29, has to fall short of a 4, even if I recognize the value when compared to the overall market. Could easily be someone else’s 4.5 though.

Mild, Herbal

To date my favorite Rye. The comes in with a bit smoother of the traditional CR taste and then leaves a nice cinnamon / oak barrel flavor. But a mouth burn at the end but the nice kind

Pleasant nose with notes of sweet fruit. Very sweet on the palate. Lots of orange notes and bright fruit. The finish is where you start to get the rye spices and cinnamon. Overall very easy drinker.