Review: Corby Royal Reserve Canadian Rye Whisky
Posted by Arctic Wolf on August 27, 2013
I like to go back to my early reviews and re-sample the spirits to see how time and experience has changed my perceptions. (It could also be that the spirit changes over time.) This afternoon I opened a bottle of Corby Royal Reserve Canadian Rye Whisky and sampled it next to my old tasting notes. I decided to make some minor adjustments to my tasting notes, and to my original score.
This is a brand which traces its roots all the way back to a time before confederation, when Henry Corby began to distill whisky on the banks of the Moira River. In 1881, Henry’s son, also Henry (aka Harry), took over, and through the next ten years the Company began to bottle their own brand of whisky and sold it under the name of Corby.
Today Corby Distilleries Ltd. produces a strong portfolio of whisky brands which includes Corby Royal Reserve, Hiram Walker Special Old Rye Whisky, as well as the entire Wiser’s family of whiskies.
You may read my revised review of Corby Royal Reserve Canadian Rye Whisky by clicking on the following excerpt:
Review: Corby Royal Reserve Canadian Rye Whisky
The review includes a nice recipe at the end, the Woodcutter.
Have a great day!
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Andre Girard said
Totally agree, nice vanilla and toffee.
I found a little peppery note but don’t like how the rye is presented and the whole thing is off-key.
Arctic Wolf said
Hi Andre
Thanks for the comment. The whisky is pleasant but slightly off balance as you discerned from my review. I would have liked the Rye to have had more spiciness and the caramel to have had less of a hold on the whisky. But for less than 20 bucks, its a reasonably good mixer.