Wiser's reviews

After a fairly stressful day at work (or, work-from-home, but aren't we all) I thought I'd finally get around to this stable of the LCBO shelves. Though called "Triple Barrel Rye" I'm pretty sure this…

The latest Wiser's in Corby's annual special release is their first cask strength, at a fat 64.3%, a blend of corn and rye whiskies that have matured for at least 23 years (to celebrate their Master…

This is a 3-grain blend aged for 12 years in ex-bourbon and virgin oak casks. On the nose it is mellow, sweet, and grainy. Very much a Wiser's whisky. It is traditional Canadian in style, but there is…

Wiser's, or more generally Corby, is my favourite Canadian whisky producer at the moment. This is simply because they produce a good number of whiskies at a consistently high quality level and I'm rarely…

I know this will review will be tagged as July 2, but it’s still July 1 in Toronto. I just got back from a quick trip to Calgary to celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of my wife arriving in Canada…

This won’t be a long review. Let me say upfront that this whisky was a disappointment. I have tremendous respect for Dr Don Livermore and for Lanny McDonald, but this is a pretty weak offering. It got…

Yes, I'm still trying to complete this series....I mean, it's only June 2019...Not much to say about this one - it's 35 year old corn whisky bottled at 50%. Simple, right?The colour is a medium-dark…

I believe this whisky is no longer available. I have a bottle of it at home, but I'm always wishy-washy about opening discontinued stuff. Luckily a friend provided me with a sample so I could try it…

According to the interweb machine, this is mostly J.P. Wiser's double column distilled corn with a touch of double column distilled rye. The whisky is aged for 18 years in previously used (once? twice…

Ask many whisky drinkers how they feel about Canadian whisky and many don't have a good opinion of it, there are many reasons why but they all boil down to the same conclusion. There is just too much,…