Here we go with my second Canadian whiskey, albeit it is technically a rye. Will I have another surprise (or not really since it is generally well liked). Neck pour because new bottle YEAH ! Nose : The aroma is subtle at first but you can still get some and it open up nicely with time. At first, I smell some typical sweet note akind to baking spices (vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon), caramel and some kind of darker fruity notes (plum like?) . Subsequent nosings reveal some gingerbread like smell . Wow. Maybe some faint note of citrus ? Faint note of dill (thanks god). It is a lot more complex than expected Palate : Quite a nice full coating mouthfeel to it. Are all Canadian whiskey like that or I'm just lucky with those I tasted to this point ? It starts quite nicely with a lot of the baking spices mixed with the gingerbread notes. I feel a little bit of black cardamom /mint-y notes. It is followed in the middle by some nice sweetness (caramel, vanilla, dusty cinnamon). It has some kind of ending in black peppery/spicy end note Finish : Moderate in lenght one but doesn't build up as you continue sipping. It ends in a kinda fruit syrup drenched in some pepper and oak. A little bit of tannins too For the price it has, I'M really enjoying it.. I'm starting to think my palate/nose seems to like the whiskey that arent overpowering and are a little bit more subtle and that let you discover while sipping and not the "punch to the face one". Now, I will need to taste other rye whiskey (Probably some american ones)