Lot No. 9 BEST BUDGET CANADIAN RYES (UNDER Also, anything flavored with maple gets a pass from me. After some deliberation, I select the bottles for my blend. That makes Canadian whisky diverse. Average Price: around $14.99 per 1L (Drizly). Rebel Yell: I bought this bourbon as part of the Bottom Shelf Bourbon Brackets the first year I did them. It's overpriced for the age and proof, but it's good stuff. It has a strong ethanol smell and some dust and wheat hints. Its totally fine opting for cheaper spirits but be meticulous. I had to google Fishky. Unfortunately, when you go out in search of gold, youll also find a lot of mediocrity along the way. This whiskey is distilled from a mash bill that is 95 percent rye and 5 percent malted barley. Gave away as fast as possible. Some "premium" whiskeys really are quite terrible, while some mass market products are good enough to pour into a decanter and serve to the Duke of Edinburgh. Thats the most basic distinction in scotch. The juice is a blend of 50 different whiskies with varying grain mash bills, aging times, and even oak its aged in. 1. And some of the older aged J.P. Wiser's will run in the low to high 100s. Like Bells, its hard to imagine how this rotgut sells at any price. Yet ironically, and in a sure indicator of the madness of the Scotch whisky collectors market, it is now a collectors item that routinely commands at least a few hundred bucks on the secondary market. One of the best selling Canadian Whiskies, Canadian Club is full also of history (and myth). It came to me in that moment and I answered, I believe Canadian whisky is the most innovative, creative, and adaptable style of whisky there is. It became Prop Bourbon. When I need to take a photo for a review, but already finished the bottle, I pour my prop bourbon into the empty bottle for the photo. Crown is the absolute worst to me. It didnt help. But thats just a starting pointtheres plenty of diversity to the nations signature spirit, including single malts, which are made with malted barley, and blended scotches, whose mash bills include other grains. Press J to jump to the feed. We use cookies to improve your online experience. Special Rye Malt - Nougat, Kentucky Highway American Blended Whiskey, Access to over 2.4 million ratings and reviews, More than 200.000 bottles available from retailers around the world, The most trusted source of factual bottle information available. Its also the most-awarded rye in the world, according to the company. Region: Highlands | ABV: 46% | Tasting Notes: Cedar, Chocolate-covered cherries, Pecans, Honey. Bells: Of all the major blended whisky brands, this one is the worst. Ole Smoky Salty Caramel Whiskey 2. Thirty-One Whiskey is a blog devoted to the appreciation of good whiskey, fine cigars, and the value of a hard days work in the wood shop. Canadian Club whisky offers many decent expressions that make it one of the most popular Canadian brands in the industry. It didn't even mix well. He has written about drinks, food and travel for publications including Vice, Boston.com, UrbanDaddy, InsideHook, and The Food Lens. Canadian Hunter Whisky; 4. The whisky contains some intense honey and butterscotch flavors. Its a very pretty bottle, but whats inside I find repugnant. Thirty-One Whiskey is a website owned and operated by Burke & Blais, LLC. Region: Islay| ABV: 46.6% | Tasting Notes: Nuts, Stone fruit, Salinity, Smoke.