Canadian Maple Whisky (October 9th, 2020)
This was a lighter, fun, tasting. Quebec seems to have very few Canadian whisky distilleries, but seems to make almost all the maple whisky in Canada. This one was one of the few tastings where I had a hangover the next day, I’m assuming to the high sugar content in the alcohol, and the lack of aging of the alcohol. The bottles in question were;
| TT Label | Description | Origin | Rating | Price (CAD$) |
| A | Coureur des Bois | Cowansville, QC | 7.2 | $36 |
| B | Sortilege Prestige, 7 yr old Whisky | Montreal, QC | 6.7 | $52 |
| C | Sugar Shack | Granby, QC | 5.4 | $50 |
| D | Saddleback, Maple Bacon Whisky | ON | 5.5 | $35 |
| E | SAP 56 | Montreal, QC | 7.8 | $45 |
| F | Sortilege | Montreal, QC | 8.8 | $34 |
| G | Saint Creme (creme liqueur) | Louiseville, QC | 8.8 | $35 |
The Survey Results
We had 12 participants for this tasting, it was in the fall. A few people said this was their favorite tasting, I’m assuming since it was more on the sweeter side, and lighter fare, not so serious.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
| Kyleigh | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Ben | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Frank | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Tim | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Wayne | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Marcia | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Cathy | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Jeff | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Stephanie | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Murph | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Neil | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Kelly | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Total | 86 | 80 | 65 | 66 | 94 | 105 | 105 |
I found it interesting, Sortilege won, the regular $34 one, even against it’s own Prestige brand, at $52. The Creme did very well too, getting the same score as the winner, this is the first time a creme has done so well!
So the winner 105 out of a possible 120 (105/120 = 88%)
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