Canadian Club Classic 12 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 62 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Sweet with a floral note and a touch of beeswax. A distant echo of toffee trying to cover up the spirity olfactory frame. Palate Extremely sweet at first, on the Demerara side like the first one, then getting really bitter. A touch of ginger. Finish Drier, bitter, rather short. Comment Again, this rum taste, in a sharper and richer version than the first one.

Dave Broom Nose Dry crackers, but underlying sweetness. Kumquat and pomegranate. Shows a decent layering effect. Sweet/sour with balanced caramelised oak tones. Soft with water, if a little one-dimensional. Palate Very sweet. Vanilla ice cream and coffee. A little mango. Tongue clinging, but with an early, zesty bite. Finish Flattens a little. Soft. Comment Well-balanced and pleasing.