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Alberta Premium

Alberta Premium Alberta Premium

This review is based on tasting notes a wrote a few months ago, so memory is hazy. A gentle, warm floral aroma of citrus, with a very rye flavor (Alberta whiskies are almost exclusively rye) - sweet and…

@talexanderBy @talexander12 years ago 0 575

Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban

A Couple of Scotches Part 2 Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban

This is the 2nd review in this series (previous review was Grant's, which I don't think had ever been reviewed on this site before...weird). This whisky was fine but not completely to my taste. In the…

@talexanderBy @talexander12 years ago 0 070

J.P Wiser's Legacy

Best Canadian Rye I'VE ever had! J.P Wiser's Legacy

Wow - I was very surprised when I sampled this sweet but powerful whisky - amber colour, good legs and a solid body. Sweet aroma of oak, toffee, apple and, strangely, baked bread. Taste was much of the…

@talexanderBy @talexander12 years ago 0 190

Grant's Family Reserve

A Couple of Scotches Part 1 Grant's Family Reserve

I stopped at the LCBO today to replenish my stock with two Scotches I hadn't tried before (the other is the Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban). This is one of them, a pleasant but complex whiskey. Floral nose…

@talexanderBy @talexander12 years ago 0 075

Canadian Club Sherry Cask

Easy Sherry Canadian Club Sherry Cask

This is a nice change from the usual Canadian Club offering - due to maturation finishing in ex-sherry casks. As you can imagine, this gives it a mahogany tone (with good body), and aromas of sherry and…

@talexanderBy @talexander12 years ago 0 070

Laphroaig Quarter Cask

Sipped at Breadalbane Laphroaig Quarter Cask

During a wonderful and romantic stay at Breadalbane Inn in Fergus ON, I ordered this smooth and memorable Islay malt before dinner. The nose was more fruity (some citrus? Lemon?)than other Islays I've…

@talexanderBy @talexander12 years ago 0 080