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Gibson's Finest 100th Grey Cup LE

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@VictorReview by @Victor

10th Mar 2013

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Gibson's Finest 100th Grey Cup LE
  • Nose
    22
  • Taste
    22
  • Finish
    20
  • Balance
    22
  • Overall
    86

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Thanks to @paddockjudge for the reviewed sample, which is marked L12202, HW09155. This Gibson's Finest 100th Anniversary Grey Cup is a special one-time bottling commemorating the 100th anniversary of the trophy given to the annual winner of the Canadian Football League championship. A small amount of maple syrup was added to flavour the whisky. The bottle has been open for a time unknown to me. This review is in sequential format

Nose: moderate gentle maple, melded together with perfume of roses and a bit of fruit, probably from some wine maturation. Lots of caramel and vanilla; very used wood smelling which is typical of most Canadian whiskies. Very pleasant. Score 22- all whiskies; 23 Canadian Category

Taste: bright very sweet maple is the first thing I taste here, followed by strong wine flavours...much stronger fruity wine flavours than in the nose. There is lots of caramel on the palate. The tartness of the wine flavours adds a measure of balance to the very sweet maple. Quite enjoyable. Score-22 all whiskies; 23 Canadian

Finish: sweet maple detumescence with a hint of piquant wine. Not as pleasant as the palate, but quite satisfactory. A little bitterness shows from the wood at the end. Score- 20 all; 21 Canadian

Balance: I liked Gibson's Finest 100th Anniversary Grey Cup Whisky more than I thought I would when I heard that maple syrup was added to the whisky. That scared me, a lot. This is really quite enjoyable if you are ready to accept a good dose of sweet. There is a real balance present here which makes it work. Score 22-all; 23 Canadian

Total scores: 86-all whiskies; 90 Canadian Category

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2 comments

@YakLord
YakLord commented

Thanks for the review, @Victor. I picked up two bottles of this just before the Grey Cup weekend, gave one to my brother and kept the other, but I haven't opened mine yet. Given the maple flavouring rage that appears to be going on up here in Canada, and the mixed reviews of some of the other maple-influenced expressions / whisky-based products that are being released I was starting to think that I may have made a mistake.

On a scale of sweetness, where would you put it relative to something like the Sortilege Maple Whisky Liqueur or Crown Royal Maple Finished?

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@Victor
Victor commented

@YakLord, the Gibson's 100th Grey Cup is very sweet, but the great sweetness has a good deal of balance from the tartness of the wine flavours. I have not yet tried the Crown Royal Maple Finished, but I have sampled Sortilege, and it was the Sortilege that really scared me. The Gibson's 100th Grey Cup is much more balanced and drinkable than is the Sortilege. I am not a fan of any additives in whisky, but Gibson's 100th Grey Cup is quite enjoyable, and the 86 and 90 ratings I gave it mean I consider it to be a solid performer...for those who can tolerate a lot of sweetness.

Put another way, I would not upon drinking the Gibson's 100th Grey Cup have assumed that the sweet maple flavours were from maple syrup additives, because some whiskies approach that same amplitude of those same sweet maple flavours naturally. Sortilege, by contrast, just tastes to me like slightly altered pure maple syrup.

I think that you may be very happy with your bottle of Gibson's 100th Grey Cup, @YakLord.

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