Low Proof Whiskeys that Pack a Punch

Benromach 10yr @ 43% can't be beaten, imo. Tons of great stuff @ 46% but I'm assuming you are after recommendations of 43% ABV or less.

@KRB80 I agree with you on the Ben 10. I would add a good bottle of Macallan 12 Sherry oak at 43% or a good batch of Highland Park 12. Not to forget, JW Green.

Now if we move past Scotch, there are a number of Canadians that would fit the bill:

• Forty Creek Confederation oak

• Forty Creek ortwood Reserve

• Forty Creek Heart of Gold

• Alberta Premium 25 and 30 YO.

Now if we raise the bar to 45%, which I consider to be low proof, a number of other options from Wiser's come into play as well.

Highland Park 12 and Benromach 10 as mentioned but I'd stick Old Pulteney in the mix as well as Benriach 10. Laphroaig 10 perhaps? Although I've decided I won't be buying that again until it becomes considerably cheaper than Ardbeg 10 in its current (UK) presentation.

The Lot 40 rye @43% is also excellent and I'd recommend in a heartbeat.

Between 40-43% ABV, I still enjoy:

• Lagavulin 16, most of the time (the one sub-par glass I had at The Keg was an outlier)
• Laphroaig 10 (43% version)
• Lot 40 (standard release, 43%)
• Wiser’s Triple Barrel Rye (43.4%, and surprisingly good sipped neat, even though Dr Don Livermore calls it a “classic cocktail whisky”)
• Aberlour 12 (I’m sure it would be better at 46-48%, but it’s still pretty rich at a smoooooooth 40%)
• Laphroaig Select (everyone’s favourite whipping boy, but even at 40%, it’s still a Laphroaig and it still has decent punch)
• Glendronach 12 (43% and still very rich and full)

And also the aforementioned HP 12, Ben 10, OP 12 and Forty Creek Releases (though I’m finding FC more and more variable in their quality lately).