Canadian Club 1946

Canadian Club Chairman's Select 100% Rye

Nose: fairly typical of Canadian whisky with butter toffee and wet stone aromas. But then there is an added peppery note, hinting at black pepper, in addition to a rum-like banana fruitiness. Not the most attractive nose in the world, but has a certain charm. Taste: medium-bodied with a good spicy kick right off the bat, which thickens as it...

Score 74/100

Canadian Club Chronicles 45 Year Old

Canadian Club has released 6 40+ year old whiskies, based on a 1977 distillate, in the last 6 years, one each year. The whiskies have all been outstanding, if you like the character of lighter, well-aged corn whiskies (in my view the Canadian ones are similar, but richer and often less cask-driven than the Scottish single grains that are very well...

Score 97/100

Canadian Club Barley Batch Limited Edition

Nose: unique. Raisin, plum, cigarette tobacco leaf. Reminds me quite a bit of an Auchentoshan I had before. Would not have pegged this as Canadian, certainly not CC. Quite an assertive aroma, takes some getting used to. Taste: medium- to full-bodied with a syrupy sweet-sour delivery, mouth-filling and fruity, lots of that plum flavour now but not...

Score 89/100

Canadian Club

A personal favorite of Al Capone, this whiskey was born in Detroit but moved to Windsor, Canada during Prohibition (it just had to move to the other side of the river.) A bright, glossy golden pour that yields mainly sweet aromas of vanilla, crème brûlée and candied citrus fruits. Soft and oily mouthfeel, medium to full bodied. Warmer and boozier...

Score 60/100