Nose: Wet brown cardboard boxes. Plywood sawdust. Grass clippings. A trace of vanilla and aniseed, some grainy ethanol and a whiff of fly spray. Very faint overall – there is virtually no nose.
Palate: Light, nondescript arrival with brown sugar notes. There is no development. The texture is less dense than water.
Finish: Very short. There is no finish other than a mild soapy ethanol note, which leaves a trace sweetness in the mouth.
This is incredibly thin, watery and gutless – it’s like drinking a dilute shot of vodka to which a few drops of whisky have been added. The only complimentary thing I can say is that it is so lacking in personality that it even lacks offensive notes.
It’s not the worst whiskey I’ve ever tasted – far from it – but it is without question the most anaemic. As a mixer all it adds is a vague suggestion of “brown spirit”.
“Inferior” : 67/100 (1.5 stars)
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“Fly spray” 😂
@cascade "Inferior." It should say that on every label, just below the "1858."
Its wretched
@cascode I just checked and the current price is actually $12, but over $30 is a crime and a half
@Generously_Paul Sadly true, but the added issue over here is that this costs the equivalent of US$30 a bottle!
When you can buy 750mL for under $10, you aren’t worried about how it’s gonna taste, just about how trashed you can get and how fast.
Ah I thought the 20 yr was average. This seems to be whole new level terrible!
It was Canadian Whisky that almost made me a beer drinker for life. :)
@LeeEvolved @cascode. I thought the Northern Harvest Rye was quite well made
@LeeEvolved I've not tried enough Canadian whiskey to form a valid opinion, but there has been a common thread of sweet, brown sugar inoffensiveness to all the expressions I have tasted so far. To be fair, I've not tried any of the more expensive ones.
Sadly, I think you accurately described most Canadian whisky- in my experience. I have a few well received bottles I’ve yet to open, but most Canadian’s I’ve tried seem to try way too hard to be inoffensive- to the point they fail as whiskey.
@cascode yup...I’ve been there, done that. And will probably do it again, foolishly
@PBMichiganWolverine What can I say? I've never tried it before ... and never will again.
@1901 The pyrethrum aroma was one of the better points ...
You bought a bottle of this ?!?
Damned with faint praise. I like that you say no offensive notes but include fly spray!