Rare Perfection 15 Year Cask Strength Canadian Whisky

Maple caramel

The palate has a sweetness with an intensity that I have not really experienced before. I can taste that it’s sweet, with an intense caramel fudge character, but it has no body behind it. Drying wood along with soft cinnamon spice give this some depth and show that not all of the palate is sweet. There’s also an herbal quality that I can’t pinpoint, but maybe green cardamom pods.

This is great juice. The nose is deep and rich and complex. The palate of rich and coating. The finish is short, which is my only knock on this bourbon. Overall, very well done!

This is incredibly unique. The first sip I thought I was tasting paint-thinner. But then I let it sit in my glass for about 15min, and it was a lot better. Then I added about 5ml of water, and suddenly I had a dram of incredible depth and unique flavors that is probably not for everyone, but definitely satisfies as a very unique, interesting bottle unlike anything I have had before.

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As mentioned in my Rare Perfection 14 year review, I tried this back to back. Wanted to see the difference a year makes and which one is better. I really like Willet Rye from Preservation Distillery and eye balling Rare Perfection 14/15 and their Summer Rye (a play on Samurai). Rare perfection struck out. Let's see if 15 year can turn the tides. Awards: Breaking Bourbon two of the guys had this as their Whiskeys of the year for 2019. San Francisco World Spirits Award 2020 - Best Canadian Whiskey. Again, thank you @Milliardo for the samples. Super generous and allowed me to try before I buy. GC, 15 minutes to breathe. N(3): Ahhh. I guess 1 year older and higher proof couldn't eliminate the burned plastic spork funk. Still had the wet wood musk as well. The flavors were a lot more bold than 14. Got a bit of an ethanol tickle, but not overwhelming. There's a lot more pleasant aromas that I'm picking up over the 14. Butterscotch. Vanilla. Sweet Oak. Some peppermint-ish spices. P(3.75): Woo-Hah. Spice. Sweet brown sugar swimming in creamy vanilla. Brown sugar evolves into caramel that has been cooking to the point where you can also pick up the sweet smoke. Surprisingly, no fruit is coming out. It's like a spicey cupcake. F(4.5): Finish is long, deep, rich, velvet. Vanilla full fat cream. Crush roasted almond and peanuts mixed together. Could even be hazelnut. A drop or two of lemon juice with TONS of melted butterscotch dominating. Overall: 15 almost turned the tides. At $190 it's not strong enough to buy or push me to try Summer rye. It is good. Better than 14 but that plastic. I can't get over it. If I could, I would pick it up for $150. Since I can't, maybe $60.

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