Wiser's reviews

Whisky has so many ties with brewing,- being, basically, distilled beer – that it’s really surprising that it’s taken so long for a major whisky producer to develop a hopped whisky. A number of small…

Since whisky is distilled from a "beer"(properly known as wort), doesn't it make sense to try to make a beer-like whisky? Of course, the "beer" that is in the washback at the distillery is not usually…

Wiser’s Legacy has over the past few years grown enormously in popularity. So much so that it’s become the unofficial benchmark for Canadian quality and affordability in the whisky community. Well,…

Wiser's 18 Year Old is a classic Canadian whisky somewhat notorious in some circles for batch variation. I wrote a review some years ago on a previous batch (which was quite nice), and this is a diffe…

I may repeat myself but I am not a rye drinker at first. I would take a Scotch and a Bourbon before a Rye almost every day, but being Canadian and to extend my palate, I go for a Rye from time to time…

Near the bottom of the Wiser's line, sort of an entry level mixer that isn't too much of a sipper.Nose: Vanilla, brown sugar, some fruit-loaded rye with some dried plums and a touch of stale bitterness…

This whisky is aged 10 years in American bourbon barrels and is then further "mellowed" in virgin oak casks. I say "mellowed" since virgin oak casks have capacity to impart some pretty strong flavour.…

I like a lot of Wiser's whiskies for their spiciness and boldness. This whisky is a wonderful example of that. It comes in at a higher strength, 43.4%, compared to the usual 40% which is pretty well…

The first time I had this whisky it was in a liquor store tasting bar, where I tasted some Ardbeg Corryvreckan - one of the biggest, most muscular peaty Scotches out there. I looked at Legacy and thought…

This whisky is a bit notorious for batch variation, especially given the price. This was from a decent batch. I recently reviewed another batch (which wasn't as good) from 2014 which was worse. This…