Canadian Club is a very solid rye. It pours a very dark amber in the glass (caramel No40?). The nose is plenty of rye spice and vanilla/oak. It is true to these in the mouth and is very smooth. It doesn't have any strong swings one way or the other, so it works very well in any and all standard rye based cocktails. My son-in-law loves rye Manhattans and I often gift him a bottle of rye or strong rye bourbon. He seems to be the happiest with this Canadian Club 100% rye, no matter what price I have paid for the others. By the way, this can be found in the KC region for $14-$20. This would be a fantastic rye as the "house rye" for an upscale bar. It may not be your favorite rye style, but it should offend no one. I really prefer the a rye in the 60-95% range, but this is really good, very affordable, and is always in my home.