ok, the article I posted above also mentioned Crown Royal. I guess as a Saffa I miss out on all the cultural significance, anyway, the first glass was (a little) better than expected.
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I buy it all the time. Great CP value imo.
No offense to youse of the north, but I always thought Canadian whisky is to whisky (with or without the e) as the Glenn Miller Band was to Duke Ellington. You can still dance to it, but any calls to funk, no matter how slight, are completely awol.
That said, in my yoot the 7&7 was an enormously popular cocktail, even outside airport bars. 
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I drank it when I was a teenager in that country, I don’t buy it now. Canadian Club makes a 100% rye that’s not bad. There are probably small distilleries that make a good product, but export Canadian Club, or export Wiser’s are pretty tough to drink without a mixer (usually soda, ginger ale and coke are also popular choices).
Thanks for that, I’ll definitely keep an eye peeled. Hard to distill a successful rye without something approaching funk.
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Most of the Canadian stuff that used to be called rye is now called Canadian whiskey. Canada doesn’t have minimum requirements for the label so there’s all sorts of grain in the mash. That became a problem for the US market. So Crown Royal etc. aren’t rye anymore, they’re Canadian whiskey. I think that influenced the change. So yeah, most big brand Canadian whiskies are mixed mash
https://www.worldwhiskiesawards.com/winner-whisky/best-canadian-rye-50316-world-whiskies-awards-2024
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Funk, huh. Interesting. I like the floweriness of a highland malt or an interesting bourbon, but I wouldn’t call that funk.
Probably should have used “spice” instead.
Or a different simile altogether, always an option.
eta: although Old Forrester bottled in bond might serve as an example of funk. Mash bill is high in rye … and shonuff there’s some funk.
I want to try a Canadian whisky now. I’m not really sure if I ever have. I’ve seen bottles of Crown Royal before 
What would be an example of a whisky you mean?
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My Islay whisky bottle collection at work. I’m missing Lagavulin and Ardnahoe. Lagavulin 16 year (the lowest price Lagavulin available at My9 near my office) ain’t cheap, and Ardnahoe can’t be found yet in Taiwan. No hurry.
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I can smell the peat from here
Are you still limiting your drams?
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Yes. Two small glasses. But a bit more tonight because no workout tomorrow. My exercise is keeping me honest (I exercise most days so it’s just those two wee drams for the most part).
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Love that Caol Ila, but don’t know how anyone can be thinking of Islay in this heat, you need to be wearing socks and sitting in front of a fire to enjoy a lot of those
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I agree that the peated whiskies are better in cold weather. Sitting in front of a fire would be even better. I can’t remember the last time I did that- I mean with an actual fireplace instead of a few logs on the ground with smoke going everywhere.
By the way, among the ones in my little collection, the Kilchoman Machir Bay (a newish distillery) was may favorite. It’s around 80% bourbon cask aged and 20% sherry cask aged. That little sweetness works very well. And it’s around 46% abv, non chill-filtered, and no artificial coloring.
The worst was the Bowmore 12 year. It’s decent enough, but just very, very average. Compared to 15 year version, well, there is no comparison. But the 15 year is double the price so I will put off trying that again for a special occasion.
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Did you get that one here in Taiwan, or bring it from overseas?
I’m not sure I should be reading this thread at the moment - I’m halfway through a month dry, after a summer of mild decadence in Canada. Oh well. Nothing wrong with stocking up in anticipation of when September ends.
Yes, I got it at My9. They have a search function in the websites (after you find the one near you). It was 1350 nt.
Do what you have to do. I stopped for a year and now I’m drinking again, but definitely way less. It was good to take that break.
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Yup, that’s why I do it. Nice reset, and booze tastes better again. The time off changes a drink from a habit to a treat.
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Picked this up today at the Xizhi Costco for around 1100 nt. Glendronach Port Wood. Aged in sherry casks then finished in port casks. No artificial coloring added so this is the actual color. 46% abv. Lots of berry sweetness. Really enjoying it. No workout tomorrow (unless it’s another typhoon day, in which case I’ll run up the mountain slowly with my son), so I can indulge a bit.
For a really good value, you can’t go wrong with Benriach 10 year. It’s three cask matured, but more than anything, this is just classic Speyside whisky. For around 750 nt at Costco (almost gone), you can’t go wrong with this one.
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Wth the plastic golden crown?
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