Glen Breton Rare 10 Year

Glen Breton Rare 10-year-old is bottled at 43% ABV and sells for around $60. This single malt Canadian whisky highlights two general observations: Canada exports trash alcoholic beverages, and The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) is an uptight, insecure, and out-of-touch association. The victory won by this small Canadian distillery over the Goliath SWA was for the rights for a Canadian distillery to include “Glen” in its name, as if “Glen” can only be used by the Scots. This ridiculous battle started in 2001 and lasted until 2009, when this Canadian distillery, hilariously from a province named Nova Scotia, which literally means “New Scotland”, was officially allowed to appropriate the Scottish moniker of Glen. This factual tale, which seems like spinning yarn, is the best thing this whisky has to offer as I pour it to guests. Most of my whisky disappears into guests these days, and most of my guests don’t deserve my good whisky. I wonder if the SWA would have objected if this whisky was named Glen Garbage, because, like all Canadian products that make it to liquor stores in the United States, this is garbage. If the SWA is so insecure that they felt threatened by Canadian garbage, the cool thing to do would have to been to force a rename of a Scottish distillery that makes bad whisky, like Tamnavulin, into Glen Eh. This is tumbler with ice whisky. If a beginner was ready for their first neat single malt, I would probably pick something like Glenmorangie 10. Glen Breton 10 should not be drank neat, and does not want to be 43%. This should have been 40%, or 5% and carbonated. There is a beer quality to this whisky. It’s meady, bready, and solventy. Sourdough and acetone. There are underdeveloped fruity notes that collapse into a stale Cheerios finish. I grew up in Canada, and I am old enough and Canadian enough to know that Canadians are known for being nice, and nice people are all secretly passive aggressive assholes. It’s a real asshole move, Canada, to export Crown Royal and shit like Glen Breton. Thanks for nothing, eh.

Very smooth. Great value.

Nose- astringent and a little fecal Body- lemon, marmalade, honey, and peanuts, classic barley notes Finish- black pepper, lemon and grass

Nose: Odd and somewhat off putting. Perhaps it’s butter? Or something vegetal? It’s difficult to identify but I don’t particularly like it. Palate: Astringent and that similar unidentified flavor is present. Some sweetness comes through, but the palate is mild. Finish: Short. Mouthfeel is light and watery. Still not sure what the flavor here is. Not sure if ill have this again even though the bottle was a gift. I’d be curious to know what/how the distiller does his/her cuts because it’s borderline tasting like too much tails.