75
- Nose
- Fruity. Rye. Smoky.
- Palate
- Bigger, rounder, spicier.
- Finish
- Spicier, drier.
- Comment
- Straight-ahead Canadian whisky, as I remember it from my early days as an eclectic drinker.
77
- Nose
- Mellow toffee sweetness with cooked fruits, honey/syrup, apple and a whiff of camphor.
- Palate
- Soft, round and silky with lifted orange/tangerine notes.
- Finish
- Tingling. The toffee comes back.
- Comment
- Easy going and middle of the road, but needs another layer of complexity to lift it into greatness. Bryan Adams.