Canadian Club 40 yo 2017 Release
40 yo CC 2017
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Review by @Victor
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- Brand: Canadian Club
- Type: Canadian
- ABV: 45%
- Batch: 2017 Release
I thank @Paddockjudge for the reviewed sample. This review will be completed without water added
Body: a nice silky mouthfeel
Nose: there is a little pleasant floral perfume, then sharp-edged grain. This nose is generally lovely, except for a bit of varnish, which detracts. Score: 22.5/25
Taste: middle pitches of grain which are OK, but not delicious; the wood flavours are a little tired. This is not bad, but no one would think much of this if this were NAS. Score: 21/25
Finish: long; goes a little sharp and sour at the end. Score: 20.5/25
Balance: about what you would expect for non-premium 6-10 yo Canadian whisky. Score: 20/25
Total Sequential Score: 84 points
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Strength: adequately strong flavours throughout. Score: 21/25
Quality: good, but not great quality to the grain and wood flavours. Score: 20.5/25
Variety: good variety of flavours. Score: 21/25
Harmony: very good harmony in the nose, good harmony during the delivery, fair harmony on the finish. Score: 21/25
Total Non-Sequential Score: 83.5 points
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Comment: the 2017 release Canadian Club 40 yo is an enjoyable enough whisky, but it is not decisively more interesting than are many much younger and much less expensive Canadian whiskies. Older is not always better
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Thanks for the honest review. This one gets a very wide range of ratings. I have a sample of CC40 from a friend who rates it at 88 points. Chip Dyktsra (Rum Howler blog) rates it around 94 points. Davin deK rates it eleventy billion points.
A reddit reviewer called it “good, not great” at 80 points. I believe @JasonHambrey rates it 96 or so. I may have to crack my sample soon and see for myself what this is all about.