Forty Creek Barrel Select

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 20 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Soft, nutty (walnuts). Rich, spicy. Palate Smooth, cream, rounded. Bittersweet chocolate. Finish Black chocolate. Long. Comment The richest-tasting Canadian whisky I have tasted. Wins point for luxury.

Dave Broom Nose A sweetly perfumed nose: all coffee bean, chocolate and coconut: like Bounty bar and Milky Way smooshed together along with honey/vanilla, smoky wood and winey notes: dried apricot, soaked raisins. Palate Silky texture which grips nicely mid-palate. Flavours of honey, violet, spices, soft black fruits. Finish Spicy with little oak. Comment Good balance with lots of extractive flavours. Oscar Peterson.