Rich & Rare Reserve

A bit of a step up from the regular rich & rare. On the sweet side in both aroma and taste, maple/vanilla sweetness come out strong up front and only faint oak in the back end. Imported from Canada and bottled in Kentucky (Sazerac) Minimum age: 3 years Grade: C+

Rich & Rare, Canadian whisky, 80 proof. Owned by sazerac, bottled in Kentucky. The aroma is hard to discern/sweet, the taste is similarly indiscernible sweetness, only the faintest oak on the back end. After drinking it on the rocks, I mixed it with some RC cola and it made it sweeter somehow, and mixed well. Very smooth whisky but very light in flavor. Thankfully I found this in a glass 750ml bottle not plastic. Cost me 7.99 plus tax. Grade: C-

Not a bad Canadian for the price. There are probably others in the $10 range that are better, but this was serviceable. Slightly sour, little bit of a alcoholic burn that softens with ice or in a mixed drink.

Cheap. Smooth and simple.

What an amazing budget bottle of Canadian whiskey. I opened this with my dad over the weekend and what a wonderful smooth sipping whiskey this is. To me, this is what Crown Royal wants to be. A very smooth full-flavored whiskey that has a clean crisp taste and a pleasantly warm feel as it leaves my mouth. It has soft vanilla and sweet nose and it mixes very well with everything I have tried so far like coke and ginger ale. At $10 to $12 buck in my area, I have no issue with mixing this but it is smooth enough to drink neat or with ice. Well done Canada. This is the only Canadian whiskey I have at the moment but when I am done looking for a few specific Irish whiskeys I will take a hard look at our whiskey brothers to the north and see what they are really about. If anyone has suggestions I am open to them. As far as Rich and Rare Reserve is concerned it is a no brainer it is smooth neat and you can mix it and not be upset about it. It is a keeper.

My wife’s mixer of choice. It’s light and sweet.