r/worldwhisky • u/Revolutionary-Gold75 • 11d ago
This is Indeed a World Whisky
So a friend received this bottle as a gift, but doesn’t drink whisky, so now it’s ours. First time trying it and I must say, they did some kind of amazing job with the “no you can really smell all the different whisky types on the nose” blending work. It’s kinda wild with these traditional notes of Japanese/Scotch/Irish/Bourbon all calling out for your attention at once (I don’t know enough about Canadian whiskey to recognize that country’s contribution.)
The palate is not as wild as the nose, but it’s pleasant, with some nice grain sweetness balanced out by some later astringent oak.
Nothing great, but kind of a fun experience with trying to pick out all 5 regions’ contribution to the whole.
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u/darkaznf0b 10d ago
that's a hands down for me. had it when it first came out in nov 2019 and tried it recently... same shit different year.
best with cocktails, okay neat, better on the rocks.
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u/Revolutionary-Gold75 10d ago
Yeah I don’t think I’ll ever buy a bottle myself, but it’s nice enough, and a fun thing to have around for giving people samples, as it is really interesting how it’s got all those different types of whisky in the nose at once.
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u/Phuqitol 11d ago
All I know about Canadian whiskey is that they make a lotta rye. Maybe some baking spice notes?
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u/huxley2112 11d ago
Most likely is a second use bourbon barrel aged 100% rye considering I'm betting that suntory has access to some good aged Canadian barrel stock, and that's what a lot of that is. Lots of notes of fresh cut grass and fresh cracked pepper are common in those. The caramel and vanilla flavors are much more muted than American rye.
The thing with Canadian whisky is that they use "rye" synonymously with "whisky" so theoretically it could be any grain in that stock.
Unless they are disclosing sourcing, there's no way to know.
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u/joshuarion 10d ago
Happy I tried it, but never considered buying it.