Pendleton Original Canadian Whisky

Just a hint of fruit flavor. Smooth finish.

Around the holidays, folks at the office like to do a white elephant gift exchange. There's one gift in particular that has made an appearance every year for the past couple of years: a bottle of bubblegum-flavored vodka that some poor soul trudges home with every year, only to have to hang on to it for ~365 days for the opportunity to re-gift it to another unsuspecting soul the following year. This Pendleton Blended Canadian Whisky may give that bubblegum vodka a run for its money. Nose: Oh dear, does that odor bring me back to my days in the lab. Smells like a malfunctioning fume hood. Sweet, lab-grade ethanol with some diethyl ether mixed in. Sticky note adhesive. Vanilla extracted with acetone. Very dilute caramel and artificial maple syrup. For only being 40% ABV, I think I might get high from huffing this. Palate: Ouch. Light-bodied, cloying, artificially sweet, vanilla buttercream-flavored glue. Finish: Not mercifully short enough. The initial wave of artificial sweetness passes quickly, but an unpleasant aftertaste like vanilla-flavored cough syrup hangs around for much too long. Verdict: This is not good. Do not pass "Go", do not collect $200. I wouldn't recommend this as a mixer. I wouldn't wish this on someone as a white elephant "gift" - in fact, I think I may pour this out. 1.5 ~ Very Poor

Definitely has a chemical “glue” smell to it. Very sweet and nothing notable on the finish. Hopefully the next day doesn’t make me feel as cheap as this one tastes.

Maple syrup and fruit, honey