World Whisky reviews

What little credit whiskyguru Jim Murray and his Whisky Bible still enjoyed, melted like snow in the sun when he named this Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye Best Whisky in the World in 2016. I was not…

Lot No 40 released its first cask strength edition in 2017, with an age statement of 12 years. Just a few bottles shy of 5000 were released. Thanks to my buddy Robert from Québec, I was able to give this…

Lot No 40 is a cheap rye whisky that was awarded ‘Best Canadian Whisky’ twice already (albeit at the Canadian Whisky Awards, first in 2013 and again in 2016 – funnily enough the year in which Jim Murray…

This was my first ever blind tasting. It was a very fun experience that I hope to repeat soon. I even started a “blind tastings” thread about it. This was my first ever Indian Single Malt whisky, and it…

For those who fancy they don't like Canadian whisky, this bottling is unlikely to change your mind. For the rest who enjoy it but feel it has more to offer, this one just might be worth exploring. On the…

Canadian Club is one of the most popular brands of Canadian whisky. Heck, it was featured prominently in AMC's Mad Men as Don Draper's whisky of choice. Canadian Club Chairman's Select 100% Rye is som…

Our final CC was distilled in 1977, and is a 1L bottle (purchased in the same lot as the 1985, it's the larger bottle on the left in the picture).The colour is a pale yellow. Citrusy on the nose with…

This one was distilled in 1983 and bottled in 1989, in a limited edition opaque black bottle with white and gold lettering (it's very pretty!) I don't know how many of these bottles were released, but…

Every few months, the LCBO holds an online spirits auction (they also do a separate online wine auction simultaneously) through Waddington's. While prices often go through the roof for desirable bottles…

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…