Canadian Whiskey Tasting (October 23rd, 2020)
This was our first tasting of Canadian whisky, usually made with Rye, unlike Bourbon (corn), and Scotch (barley). We had a good mix, for many in the tasting it was their first tasting of any Canadian whisky. We had some smaller distillers, and some old standards.
| TT Label | Description | Origin | Rating | Price |
| A | Twelve Barrels | Ontario | 6.9 | $35 |
| B | Lot 40, Rye Whisky | Ontario | 6.3 | $40 |
| C | Gibson’s Finest, 18 yr old | Ontario | 7.5 | $90 |
| D | Glen Breton, Single Malt Whisky, 10 yr old | Nova Scotia | 3.9 | $80 |
| E | Wayne Gretzky Ice Cask | Ontario | 6.9 | $60 |
| F | Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye | Manitoba | 8.2 | $34 |
| G | Forty Creek Whisky Cream | Ontario | 8.2 | $30 |
The Survey Results
We had 15 participants for this tasting, it was fall a good time for whisky, the tasting was done blind, as per usual now with COVID, and done through Webex.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
| Stephanie | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Kyleigh | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Ben | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Frank | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Wayne | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Tim | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| Marcia | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Cathy | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Jerry | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Chris B | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Cassandra | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| Jenn | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Tara | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| Tara M | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Neil | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Total | 103 | 95 | 113 | 59 | 103 | 123 | 123 |
| Avg | 6.87 | 6.33 | 7.53 | 3.93 | 6.87 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
I found it interesting, Crown Royal won, a very main stream brand. I usually don’t even include the main ones, especially when there is no age statement. But I was told by one in the group it was good, and i checked Distiller.com, and it got good reviews. They obviously know what they’re doing. Gibson’s Finest 18 yr came in 2nd.
So the winner 123 out of a possible 150 (123/150 = 82%)
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