Wiser's reviews

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,…

Nose: the rye announces itself immediately with a rich, intense, peppery, herbal, and floral aroma. Becomes fruity with apple orchard fragrance in time. Oak notes deeper in the glass. Wonderfully complex…

The Wendel Clark 11 Year Old 100% Rye is the only whisky from the J.P. Wiser's Alumni Series currently available at the LCBO. I'm not ashamed to admit I love the idea of a Canadian distillery teaming up…

My deep thanks to @paddockjudge for the reviewed sampleNose: beautiful carnations, light wine, pleasant cereal grain. This is a rarity-- a BRIGHT nose. Very beautiful. Water added enhances the beautiful…

Our second whisky today is a brand new release from Wiser's, in their Commemorative Series (which I guess is annual?) This one commemorates the 200th anniversary of the 49th Parallel (which runs along…