Crown Royal reviews

Last year, Crown Royal launched it's new Noble Collection of limited edition premium whiskies with the Cornerstone Blend. Although I thought it was only pretty much average, I know a lot of people who…

Sometime last year, I walked into the LCBO at Galleria Mall at Dupont & Dufferin, and saw a Crown Royal release on the shelf that I had never seen before. With a gold and purple box, a tassel around the…

Finished for 6 months in a cabernet sauvignon cask from California (though I suspect it might still be French oak, but unconfirmed...).I’m getting interesting notes on the nose. Canadian whisky is bec…

Most people reviewing this whisky online either want to eviscerate Jim Murray or vindicate him. I want neither; I'm just sharing my thoughts. I've had three bottles of this Canadian rye whisky. My first…

I thank @paddockjudge for the reviewed sample, which had originally been purchased in the US by a friendNose: intense oak, maple, vanilla, high-pitched sugar, some spice from rye grain, and a little…

I thank @padddockjudge for the reviewed sampleNose: high and medium pitches, lots of honey, confectioner's sugar, light used oak, just a hint of spice, and vanilla. This is an excellent and unblemished…

Crown Royal and I do not have much of a history. My first experience that I can remember is tasting the Northern Harvest Rye from a sample (pre-Murray) from @Paddockjudge. At the same sitting I tried the…

For Canada Day, I thought I'd post a review of a recently released Canadian whisky. This is the first in a series of limited annual releases in the “Noble Collection”. It is a blend of three whiskies,…

Well, here it is, the most debated whisky of 2016 thanks to Jim Murray and his 97.5 point rating. Nose: definitely herbal. Also noticing barbeque sauce (?). Slight pine resin. Quite fragrant, almost…

Let's be honest, the regular Crown Royal or even the black is just mediocre at best, but this is on a whole other level. I mean Jim Murray gave this 2016 whisky of the year, so how could this be bad.…