Maker: Some distillery or distilleries in Canada (Beam Inc.)
Age: 8 y/o
Style: Canadian Whisky finished in a sherry cask.
ABV: 41.3%
Appearance: Dark copper with thick legs. Like a tanned figure-skater.
Nose: Big, bold sherry flavors. Wood, butterscotch, caramel.
On the palate: Hot, but thick. Some sweet butterscotch candy, light fino sherry flavors, and caramel again.
Finish: Hot, but mitigated by the fruity sherry sweetness. Disappears fairly quickly in unfortunate Canadian Whisky tradition.
Parting words: This is an unusual whisky. The closest thing I can compare it to would be a super sherried single malt Scotch like Abelour A’bunadh. The sherry influence is very strong. Sometimes I think it’s too strong, sometimes I like the fact that the typical Canadian Club notes don’t come through. It works best as an after-supper sip. I didn’t have much left when I reviewed it, but I did have enough to try it in a Manhattan. It didn’t perform as well as a high-rye bourbon or rye but the sherry added an interesting twist to the drink. Canadian Club Sherry Cask gets a recommendation.
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