Canadian Review Archive | Drams of Whisky

Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye

65.1% ABV - Alberta, Canada

Nose: Initially difficult to pull a lot of flavour but over time there was vanilla, honey, and light wood ... [Read more]

Crown Royal Maple Finished

40% ABV - Ontario, Canada

Nose: Maple candy. Maple fudge. Uh, just about maple anything! Good dose of honey, vanilla extract – the m... [Read more]

Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye

45% ABV - Ontario, Canada

Nose: Sweet grains immediately on the nose - despite knowing there is a majority rye content in here, I st... [Read more]

DEVINE Glen Saanich Batch 7

45% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Caramel, candy corn, and spices, with toffee and a floral fragrance.... [Read more]

Dubh Glas Single Barrel C-007 Isolation

44% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Sweet grains command the nose with light cereal notes, distant spices, honey, and grasses. It stayed... [Read more]

Fermentorium Distilling Co. Government Street Whisky Double Barrel

43% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Very sweet, with a good dose of citrus, kumquat, and candied apple. There is some Jolly Rancher hard... [Read more]

Fermentorium Distilling Co. Small Talk

41% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Upfront there are sweet grain and cereal notes, with light fruits, spices, honey, and a white wine a... [Read more]

Fermentorium Distilling Co. Small Talk 2020 Release

41% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Very light orchard fruits, with a very sweet stout, milk cream, and a floral character. It’s not Sco... [Read more]

Forty Creek Copper Bold

43% ABV - Ontario, Canada

Nose: Wheat fields, caramel, cooked rice, spices, and vanilla. Tiniest hints of lemon wood polish.... [Read more]

Forty Creek Foxheart

40% ABV - Ontario, Canada

Nose: The aromas of rum come swirling out of the glass. Demerara sugar, banana, spices, and fruits.... [Read more]

Forty Creek Limited Edition 2021 Master’s Cut

48.5% ABV - Ontario, Canada

Nose: Butterscotch, vanilla, kettle corn, oak, and dried mango.... [Read more]

Forty Creek Spike Honey Spiced Whisky

40% ABV - Ontario, Canada

Nose: Sweet, sweet honey and spices with caramel. Small whiffs of alcohol heat.... [Read more]

Goldstream Rye

40% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: The rye and clove spice are first out of the glass followed by caramel, tree bark, and a wood varnis... [Read more]

Gooderham & Worts Eleven Souls

49% ABV - Ontario, Canada

Nose: It begins with some elements of rye flavour, grasses, roasted nuts, nutmeg, and light bread characte... [Read more]

J.P. Wiser's 18-Year

40% ABV - Ontario, Canada

Nose: Dry grasses, straw, lemongrass, wood polish, lightly spiced, very light fruits, and a faint note of ... [Read more]

J.P. Wiser's Canada 2018

43.4% ABV - Ontario, Canada

Nose: There is undeniably some rye in this blend – let me get that out of the way. Light spices, cinnamon,... [Read more]

J.P. Wiser's Seven Rebels

42.8% ABV - Ontario, Canada

Nose: Delicate and a light sweetness overall with vanilla, wood notes, light fruits, and spices. Everythin... [Read more]

Liberty Trust Single Cask Madeira

42% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Dark malt or toasted grains, raisins, chocolate, and floral notes kick this one off. In the backgrou... [Read more]

Odd Society Blender’s Release

46% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Sweet, malted barley, spices, and a vanilla - root beer - cola concoction... with notes of mulled fr... [Read more]

Odd Society Maple Whisky

40% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Soft vanilla and maple notes, with candied apple and faint citrus. Delicate. There was a little bit ... [Read more]

Odd Society Spirits Boneyard (Batch 1, 2021)

46% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: There is a lot going on here: baking spices—nutmeg, red fruit jam, caramel corn, and tiny bit of ..w... [Read more]

Odd Society Spirits Bourbon Style (Powell Brewery Collaboration)

46% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: It surprised me with a bourbon-y–scotch beginning. Light caramels, grain sweetness, and a hint of ap... [Read more]

Odd Society Spirits Prospector Rye (Batch 1, 2018)

46% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Ladies and gentlemen, this is a rye whisky. Clove, cinnamon, baking spices… overall it is quite plea... [Read more]

Okanagan Spirits Laird of Fintry Rum Barrel Finish

42% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Upfront spices and fruits, with some citrus-based astringency (tamed with a little time and water), ... [Read more]

Pemberton Valley Single Malt Single Cask

44% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: An overwhelming amount of spice (nutmeg, clove, cinnamon) followed by some bread, fresh oak, and a l... [Read more]

Pike Creek 10-Year Rum Finish

42% ABV - Ontario, Canada

Nose: Caramel, butterscotch, and citrus. There is a small amount of heat and wood polish notes. It’s a ver... [Read more]

Shelter Point 10-Year Cask Strength Single Malt

57.8% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: No other way to describe—it’s chocolate covered strawberries, with cherry and baking spices.... [Read more]

Shelter Point 10-Year Prohibition

56.9% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Dense smoke from a fresh campfire, petrichor, oil and light fruits.... [Read more]

Shelter Point Artisinal Cask Strength 2016 Inaugural

58.4% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Grasses, hay, and sweet grains, followed by light fruits, banana, and a little nip of heat.... [Read more]

Shelter Point Double Barreled 2nd Release French Oak

50% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: No denying there is a backbone of sweetness to this single malt—mostly coming off as caramel with a ... [Read more]

Shelter Point Double Barreled 3rd Release French Oak

50% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Red fruits, stone fruit (nectarine), and floral notes. It’s really clean, and not overly complex nor... [Read more]

Shelter Point Double Barreled 4th Release Old Vines Foch

50% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Dark fruits, plums, raisins, spices, and light earthy, chocolate notes.... [Read more]

Shelter Point Double Barreled 5th Release Blackberry Wine

46% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: There are fresh fruits and spices, laced with wine and jelly notes. The slightly malted sweetness of... [Read more]

Shelter Point Montfort 151

46% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Opening up with a malty sweetness pouring over citrus and warm spices. There is oak, toffee, and a b... [Read more]

Shelter Point Ripple Rock Whisky

47% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Warm spices, with a light amount of fruits, an earthy malting floor, and lemon cake.... [Read more]

Shelter Point Single Cask “Patience Is A Virtue”

59.6% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Sweet and malt flavours give way to red fruit, leather, honey, orange citrus, and some spices.... [Read more]

Shelter Point Smoke Point

55% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Sweet, with a malty or grain aroma, and (surprisingly) very light smoke, with hints of citrus and va... [Read more]

Shelter Point The Collective

46% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: The nose starts with light fruits and touches on a moderate phenolic aroma. I think there is a malty... [Read more]

Shelter Point The Forbidden

49.8% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: No doubt this is a sweet dram! Corn oil, grains, light fruits, cereal, and graham cracker clamour up... [Read more]

Stillhead B-Word 5-Year

46% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Opens with heaps of vanilla and spice, with oak and caramel in tow.... [Read more]

Stillhead Single Malt Hungarian Oak Finish

45% ABV - British Columbia, Canada

Nose: Loads of spice: baking spices, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, wood spices. Faintly astringent with caramel... [Read more]

Swear Jar Whisky

40% ABV - Canada

Nose: Lemon oil, varnish, caramel, malt, alcohol swabs, and slight baking spices. I will guess that there ... [Read more]

Two Brewers Release 11 Innovative

43% ABV - Yukon Territory, Canada

Nose: Malt, roasted malt or coffee, and malted cereal that defines the sweetness of this dram. There are s... [Read more]

Two Brewers Release 20 Innovative Maple Syrup Finish

40% ABV - Yukon Territory, Canada

Nose: As this was resting in the glass, the sweet grains and roasted malt aromas just filled my space! Whe... [Read more]

Two Brewers Release 23 Special Finishes

46% ABV - Yukon Territory, Canada

Nose: Rich, fruit jams atop banana bread with citrus and floral notes.... [Read more]

WhistlePig 10-Year Straight Rye Single Barrel

57.3% ABV - Canadian

Nose: Sweet honey, clove and cinnamon (plus all the standard rye spices), with a distinct wood character. ... [Read more]