Canadian Club Bottled 1977

Canadian Club 40 Year Old

And here we have it, folks - the oldest Canadian whisky ever bottled, from casks discovered in a forgotten corner of the warehouse, filled with 100% corn whisky and bottled in a beautiful etched decanter. The colour is a pale, light caramel - the lightest 40 year old whisky you've ever seen. On the nose there is malt (though there is no barley in...

Score 96/100

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 Classic 12 Year Old

Nose: creamy, with pronounced caramel and butterscotch. A touch of wet stone/slate. Typical Canadian, but richer and smoother than your standard fare. Taste: medium-bodied and supple on the tongue. Vanilla and caramel at first, and then some nice oak carrying with it a bit of warming spice. Finish: somewhat bitter. Balance: definitely a...

Score 72/100

Canadian Club 1977

Our final CC was distilled in 1977, and is a 1L bottle (purchased in the same lot as the 1985, it's the larger bottle on the left in the picture). The colour is a pale yellow. Citrusy on the nose with white pepper, green apple, lightly toasted oak and butterscotch. Hint of vanilla, with a bit of wood smoke. Slightly herbal. A bit of wood smoke...

Score 87/100