I have been waiting for this release for a long time - for 2 main reasons. The first is their new make, which I tasted, and I thought was absolutely fabulous as far as new makes go - complex, intriguing…

This whisky was introduced last year, and Crafted from over 50 whiskies, finished in cognac casks. It basically replaces Cask no. 16, which is still to be found in Canada but is going out of production…

This whisky is exported from Canada to Oregon, where it is produced by Hood River Distillers. It is dedicated to those involved in the rodeo, and the name itself, Pendleton, comes from the name of a…

This whisky is, I believe, only available in the US - it certainly isn't available in Ontario. I think it's also a relatively new whisky, released within the last 2 years or so. Nose: Rye and banana come…

I wish I knew how this whisky got its name, particularly as it isn't produced in Windsor at all, but rather in Alberta courtesy of Alberta Distillers Limited (ADL). It is a three year old whisky and…

This whisky, Forty Creek Evolution, is the 8th limited release from John Hall, whisky maker at Forty Creek. John Hall was originally a wine maker, and made his own Cabernet Sauvignon at Kittling Ridge…

This whisky, though it is Canadian Club, is not actually distilled at the Hiram Walker plant in Windsor (like the rest of the Canadian Club line) – it is actually distilled and bottled in Alberta, from…

This is a single barrel bottled by Sazerac, out of a stock of around 200,000 barrels acquired by them in 2010. With the pine and rum notes, I often wonder if that stock was in large part from Hiram…

This has finally come around to Ontario after being released a year ago. It is a 100% corn whisky, aged in bourbon barrels for 20 years or more (some of the stocks in this, I have heard, go up to 33…

In talking to Barry Bernstein upon my recent visit to the distillery, he said that so far cask 8 or cask 11 was his favourite, and he wasn't sure which. Cask 8 is a single malt (from 100% Ontario Corn…