Once harvested, the oak is open air seasoned for two years to transform the wood before the final two-step fire toasting.īottled at 40% abv, the whisky has notes of caramel, vanilla and fruit. Crown Royal Noble Collection French Oak Cask Finished is part of the brand’s Noble CollectionĬrown Royal Noble Collection French Oak Cask Finished has been finished in French oak barrels sourced from the Vosges region in France. You can also follow me on or reddit to keep up with these reviews and my other whiskey-centric adventures.Diageo-owned Canadian whisky brand Crown Royal has launched a limited edition expression under its Noble Collection. Crown Royal 13 year Bourbon Mashġ Star - Good whiskey: I would choose to drink this over readily available whiskies Crown Royal DeluxeĠ Stars - Poor to Fine: I would not specifically choose to drink this Scale While the 13 year bourbon mash was quite good overall I still think rye is the way to go for Canadian whiskey. I could see myself ordering this over Evan Williams for a whiskey and Coke from time to time as a change up.

The Crown Deluxe was pretty bad neat, tolerable on ice but quite good as a mixer. It was also quite good on a rock so it would be a good pick for drinking outside during a cookout for example. The floral and herbal notes reminded me a bit of some MGP ryes. I wouldn’t want to drink this all the time but it would be great for evenings where I just want to sip on one dram for a long time. ConclusionĪs I nosed and tasted the Crown bourbon mash I was a bit disappointed, especially given the cost, but then that finish kicked in and saved the day for me. Taste: Surprisingly nice with a balance of cola and vanilla and a touch of oak much like the nose.įinish: The Crown notes don’t really carry into the finish leaving this a mostly just cola. Nose: Strong cola notes, with some vanilla and a hint of oak. Still a thin mouthfeel.įinish: Short and simple with a dash of vanilla. Taste: Also very subdued but ‘smooth’ with some vanilla notes coming through. Nose: Very subdued, hard to pick out clear notes. Taste: Not good, more acetone and sweet vanilla with a very thin mouthfeelįinish: Longer than I would have liked for the flavor profile, just more of the notes from the taste. Nose: Acetone, green apples and maybe a bit of vanilla Taste: The ice improves the mouthfeel significantly and really brings out the herbal notes while subduing the oak.įinish: Much shorter, unfortunately, with predominantly herbal and honey notes. Nose: Improved by the ice with a nice balance of vanilla, honey and oak with hints of floral notes. Unfortunately he mouthfeel was a bit thin for me though that’s not unexpected with 90 proof.įinish: Very long, which was a nice treat, with floral, herbal and honey notes. Taste: Bright, floral note forward with some vanilla, oak and herbal notes in the background. Nose: Very bourbon style nose with oak, vanilla and floral honey notes. Mash Bill: 60% corn, 36% rye, 4% malted barley Neat I figured I needed something to baseline the fancy Crown with so I grabbed a mini bottle of their ‘Deluxe’ to sample alongside it. So I’m slowly making my way through the Whiskey Advocate Top 20 Whiskies of 2018 this year and reviewing them as I go and just got to my first Canadian whiskey on the list which will also be my first Canadian whiskey review unless you count Whistle Pig 10 Year as Canadian.

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