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Forty Creek Heart of Gold

Canadian

Forty Creek // Ontario, Canada

RARE
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4.14
4.14 out of 5 stars
( Total review count: 7 )

Heart of Gold isn’t just a 1972 hit song by Neil Young; it was also Forty Creek’s 2013 special release. Yes, the song shares a name but it isn’t exactly what inspired John Hall.

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Distillation is broken down into three parts: heads, tails and the coveted middle called the heart of the run. It’s this heart; along with John’s heart felt love for his craft that inspired this release of 9000 bottles.

Heart of Gold isn’t just a 1972 hit song by Neil Young; it was also Forty Creek’s 2013 special release. Yes, the song shares a name but it isn’t exactly what inspired John Hall. Distillation is broken down into three parts: heads, tails and the coveted middle called the heart of the run. It’s this heart; along with John’s heart felt love for his craft that inspired this release of 9000 bottles.

    • age
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    • Cost
    • abv
      43.0
  • Canadian
    Distilled in Canada and aged in barrels for at least three years. Often, but not always, Canadian whiskies are blends of corn, barley and rye which are distilled and matured separately.
  • Cask Type
    toasted oak

Tasting Notes

"The floral rye whisky notes are reliable like a pulsing metronome taking your nose through a series of senses. Barley whisky offers the blend subtle walnut nutty flavors supporting the weight from the corn whisky. The floral pulse thaws into maple sugars with flavors of creamy butterscotch and ginger in front of the controlled oak. Yet, the floral cadence continuously drives the whisky’s tempo. Heart of Gold is a whisky with a full range of rye-powered flavors. It’s too bad John wasn’t around when Neil was searching for his heart of gold; he could have offered it to him in a glass. "
Added by Blair Phillips
Score 90
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Floral & Fruity

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