Crown Royal reviews

On ice at Marquis, Pointe-Claire (Montreal.) It pours honey-hued, some amber shades. Aroma is sweetish indeed: caramel, Bazooka Joe bubble gum, speculoos biscuit. A hint of black pepper as well. Mouth…

What little credit whiskyguru Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible still enjoyed, melted like snow in the sun when he named this Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye Best Whisky in the World in 2016. I was not…

For those who fancy they don't like Canadian whisky, this bottling is unlikely to change your mind. For the rest who enjoy it but feel it has more to offer, this one just might be worth exploring. On the…

Back in college, doing shots of Crown was a big deal. And then I grew up. I haven't had Crown in probably 20+ years, but decided to try it the other night at dinner with my wife. I got a generous pour…

This one surprised me on the shelf with its eye-catching box. I'd never heard of it before and the description was hardly off-putting. Basically this is a blend consisting of a (presumably) high propo…

For all the negatives associated with being a whisky lover in Ontario (high prices, limited selection, etc.) there are some perks. Being a huge market in Canada, we sometimes get whiskies not offered to…

I decided to try this one on a side-by-side “neat and iced” tasting. Quite a contrasting difference – perhaps I’ll taste this way in future. When it won the award, I asked my brother in Vancouver to pick…

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…