Forty Creek reviews

Like most of us on Connosr, I'm a sucker for cask-strength whiskies. So when I saw this new offering from Forty Creek, I was intrigued. Even more so when I saw the peculiar bottling strength. According…

I've written up a couple of Confederation Oaks before; I believe this is the newest lot (1867-M).The colour is a deep amber. Quite fruity on the nose, with lightly charred pineapple, poached pear, dark…

It's hard to believe that this is the first review I've written since Dec 25 2020 - over four months ago. For various reasons I took a pause on my whisky passions but I think it's time to get back into…

This whisky was released in 2016 to honour Forty Creek founder John K Hall. Through a series of odd, yet perfectly legal, events, this bottle came into my possession at very little cost. Hurray for me…

Forty Creek claims this is "A bold whisky with intense spicy flavours resulting from higher degrees of aging in new oak. Truly meant for savouring, this unique, delectable blend is bottled at a higher…

This year's Limited Release is named for the victory of Canadian forces against the Americans at a battle near the distillery, during the war of 1812. 2019 is the 205th Anniversary of the battle (too bad…

Although I rarely get to Forty Creek whiskies now that there are so many open bottles in my cabinet, and I’ve been more preoccupied with Wiser’s / Corby’s on the Canadian front, this is probably my…

I've got mixed feelings about Forty Creek. John Hall helped shape a Canadian whisky revival, but FC's offerings are notoriously inconsistent in my experience. I've tasted some batches of bottom shelf…

This whisky was distilled in 1996 in a pot still from 100% rye. Bill Ashburn, John Hall's predecessor at Forty Creek, carried the grain in himself to the fermenters, did the distillation, and even hand…

I think I've now purchased most if not all of the more prominent Canadian releases this year, so over the rest of 2018 I'll slowly get to reviewing all of them (plus a few non-Canadians along the way,…