rawalker
Liberator Canadian Rye Whisky
Canadian — High River, Canada, Canada
Reviewed
March 19, 2021 (edited April 3, 2021)
I'm not going to waste my time with a full tasting. This is a huge waste of money and now I'm struggling with how to drink it so I don't waste the bottle.
I bought it because I was looking for a good affordable cocktail rye and I liked the packaging. Little did I know, this is not a rye.
It really has not much more flavour than vodka. It's labeled as rye whisky but according to the back label it's simply corn and wheat and has absolutely no spice to suggest any rye.
Do not buy this if you like real whisky. If you want some I will ship you the rest of my bottle for $10. CAD , that is.
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@robwalker Yea I see your point. It definitely makes your job as a consumer much more difficult with the current situation.
@ctbeck11 although just because you're "allowed" to do something doesn't mean you should... this is an obvious effort to deceive consumers. Simply calling it Canadian whisky would be an easy solution. I don't find their response very well written and I find their pointing fingers at other distilleries a bit childish... "well they're doing this so..." Disappointing really.
@rawalker Kudos to the company for the quick reply and candor. I’ll need to be extra careful now when looking at a Canadian “rye” whiskey.
@ctbeck11 - I reached out to the company and here was their reply: "We use 3 different grains in our whiskies for different taste profiles. We have aged wheat, corn and rye. This one only corn and wheat. 99% of Canadian Rye Whisky is all corn. There are some 100% rye but not many. On some of our labels we are removing the term "rye" because it doesn't make much sense but by law any small grain aged for at least 3 years in used bourbon barrels can be called Canadian Rye Whisky. Now we see some of the "craft" distilleries have bottled a liquid they label as Alberta Rye but it is not aged properly and they can't use that term. It is basically vodka made from rye grain instead of corn with caramel flavoring and coloring added..."
@rawalker @CKarmios That’s a shame, because Canada produces some truly world class ryes. They should tighten up the definition to foster that quality.
@ctbeck11 - I wasn't aware of that either!
@ctbeck11 the mind boggles
Thanks for providing this insight. Until now, I had no idea a Canadian rye whiskey isn’t actually required to have a rye component.