Archive for the ‘Whisky Review’ Category
Posted by Arctic Wolf on October 14, 2017
Shelter Point Artisanal Single Malt Whiskies are distilled in small batches on Vancouver Island (British Columbia). The distillery uses a single grain approach, and the Canadian barley used for distillation is grown right on their own family farm (in Oyster River) and never blended with other grains. The water source is the spring water that comes from the mountain-fed aquifer directly beneath the Island. Perhaps the only things that aren’t sourced locally are the oak barrels, which were sourced from Kentucky bourbon distillers, and the massive copper pot stills which came from Scotland.
This Shelter Point Whisky was bottled at Cask Strength (58.4% alcohol by volume).
Here is a link to the review of the # 71 Canadian Whisky of 2017:
“… Intense heat and spice from high alcohol strength. Malt and Speyside spiciness and red licorice and raisin. Some sweet and sour fruit, and some spicy musty tobacco and leather …”
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Note: As indicated earlier, I will not be creating a posting for every whisky in my countdown on this website; but I am going to try to highlight every Canadian spirit that I have not reviewed previously.
To follow the countdown list on a daily basis, you should follow me on twitter (Rum Howler on Twitter) using the hashtag #Top100CanadianWhisky. Alternatively you can view the list as it grows by viewing my Reveal Page:
The Reveal Page will be updated at least weekly through September, October and November and then daily in December.
Posted in Books, Canadian Whisky, Extras, Whisk(e)y, Whisk(e)y Review, Whisky Review | Tagged: 2017, Atisanal, Canadian, Cask Strenght, Review, Rum howler, Shelter Point, SinlgeMalt, Top 100 Canadian Whisky, Top100CanadianWhisky, Whisky | Comments Off on #Top100CanadianWhisky of 2017 – #71 Shelter Point Artisanal Cask Strength
Posted by Arctic Wolf on October 13, 2017
Caldera Distilling
is a new Canadian distillery located in the historical shipbuilding community of River John, in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Not only is the distillery based in the community of River John, according to their website, the ingredients used to produce their premium whisky are grown on the Distillery property, meaning that the entire grain to glass process happens in one place and is a true expression of that small community in the maritime province of Nova Scotia. In an homage to the community’s early beginnings the distilling company is named after one of the largest ships ever built in River John, the Caldera.
Here is a link to the #72 Canadian Whisky of 2017:
“… Flavours of butterscotch and vanilla mingle with fine wood spice, and soon impressions of baking spices develop as well (cinnamon and a touch of cloves and nutmeg). There is a little orange peel struggling to make the transition to marmalade, and a light winding of grassy tobacco and nutty almond flavours …”
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Note: As indicated earlier, I will not be creating a posting for every whisky in my countdown on this website; but I am going to try to highlight every Canadian spirit that I have not reviewed previously.
To follow the countdown list on a daily basis, you should follow me on twitter (Rum Howler on Twitter) using the hashtag #Top100CanadianWhisky. Alternatively you can view the list as it grows by viewing my Reveal Page:
The Reveal Page will be updated at least weekly through September, October and November and then daily in December.
Posted in Awards, Canadian Whisky, Extras, Whisk(e)y, Whisk(e)y Review, Whisky Review | Tagged: 2017, Caldera, Canadian, Hurricane 5, Review, Rum howler, Top 100 Canadian Whisky, Top100CanadianWhisky, Whisky | Comments Off on #TopCanadianWhisky of 2017 – #72 Caldera Hurricane 5
Posted by Arctic Wolf on October 12, 2017
Fils du Roy – L’Eau d’Août is an experimental whisky produced in New Brunswick by Sebastien Roy at Distillerie Fils Du Roy. When Sebastien began making his whisky, he started with a blend of 75% Single Malt Whisky and 25% Corn Whisky. The spirit he created was intended as R&D project where Sebastien was trying to darken his whisky without using artificial caramel colourant. Instead he used local maple syrup harvested at the end of the season which is very dark and woody. The intention of course is not for the whisky to taste maple syrup; but rather to substitute the artificial colourants sometimes use in the industry with a natural colouring agent. This whisky (which is the subject of this review) is his rarest product (only 363 bottles) and the entire whisky is aged a full 3 years.
According to Sebastien, L’Eau d’Août means “Water of August” in French. It also has a connotation of sweet water “Eau doux”. The name was chosen because the whisky is released only once per year on the first of August. There were only 363 bottles this year, and the entire production was sold out by August 4th.
“… Sweet and sour note of dank corn and fruit, butterscotch, light underlying mustiness with burlap and dry wood spice which comes through later. …”
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Note: As indicated earlier, I will not be creating a posting for every whisky in my countdown on this website; but I am going to try to highlight every Canadian spirit that I have not reviewed previously.
To follow the countdown list on a daily basis, you should follow me on twitter (Rum Howler on Twitter) using the hashtag #Top100CanadianWhisky. Alternatively you can view the list as it grows by viewing my Reveal Page:
The Reveal Page will be updated at least weekly through September, October and November and then daily in December.
Posted in Awards, Canadian Whisky, Extras, Whisk(e)y, Whisky Review | Tagged: 2017, Canadian Whisky, Distillerie Fils Du Roy, Fils du Roy, L’Eau d’Août, Review, Rum howler, Top 100 Canadian Whisky, Top100CanadianWhisky | Comments Off on #Top100CanadianWhisky of 2017: #73 Fils du Roy – L’Eau d’Août
Posted by Arctic Wolf on October 9, 2017
In 2009, the folks at Yukon Brewing decided that it was time to expand their horizons, and so they formed a sister company called Yukon Spirits, grabbed a still and began to make whisky. My understanding is that they make three basic expressions, a Classic Single Malt Whisky, a Peated Single Malt Whisky, and what they call their Two Brewers Single Malt Whisky (Special Finishes). Each expression will apparently vary over time as their whisky barrels season and are re-used.
This is the review for the Two Brewers Yukon Single Malt – Peated Whisky. It carries no age statement and is bottled at 46 % alcohol by volume.
Here is my link to the #76 Canadian Whisky on my Countdown of the 100 Best of 2017:
“… Musty with hints of organic peat. Crème de fresh, buttermilk and further hints of chocolate with wood spice and butterscotch … ”
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Note: As indicated earlier, I will not be creating a posting for every whisky in my countdown on this website; but I am going to try to highlight every Canadian spirit that I have not reviewed previously.
To follow the countdown list on a daily basis, you should follow me on twitter (Rum Howler on Twitter) using the hashtag #Top100CanadianWhisky. Alternatively you can view the list as it grows by viewing my Reveal Page:
The Reveal Page will be updated at least weekly through September, October and November and then daily in December.
Posted in Awards, Canadian Whisky, Extras, Whisk(e)y, Whisk(e)y Review, Whisky Review | Tagged: #TopCanadianWhisky, Canadian, Peated, Review, Rum howler, Single Malt, Top 100 Canadian Whisky, Two Brewers, Whisky, Yukon Spirits | Comments Off on #76 Two Brewers Yukon Single Malt – Peated
Posted by Arctic Wolf on October 4, 2017
8 Seconds is a Canadian Whisky from Frank-Lin Distillers, Products Ltd. who have been a bottler and producer of distilled spirits since Frank Maestri founded the company in 1966. (Frank-Lin currently operates out of their new facility in Fairfield California with annual capacity of over 10 million cases of wines and spirits.)
The whisky is a pretty straight forward offering, distilled in Canada and aged in oak. It is (I assume) shipped in bulk from Canada to Frank-Lin’s facility in Fairfield, California for bottling. The whisky has no age statement; but I note that the more premium 8 Seconds Black carries a statement of 8 years. I presume that the less premium 8 Seconds Blended Canadian Whisky would be somewhat younger than that.
Here is a link to my new review:
“… The whisky translates well from nose to mouth with flavours of vanilla and caramel leading out and a peppery wood and grain spice not very far behind. There is a little honeycomb present and some nice impressions of tobacco, dark fruit and chocolate …”
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Note: As indicated earlier, I will not be creating a posting for every whisky in my countdown on this website; but I am going to try to highlight every Canadian spirit that I have not reviewed previously.
To follow the countdown list on a daily basis, you should follow me on twitter (Rum Howler on Twitter) using the hashtag #Top100CanadianWhisky. Alternatively you can view the list as it grows by viewing my Reveal Page:
The Reveal Page will be updated at least weekly through September, October and November and then daily in December.
Posted in Awards, Canadian Whisky, Extras, Whisk(e)y, Whisk(e)y Review, Whisky Review | Tagged: #TopCanadianWhisky, 2017, 8 Second, Blended, Canadian Whisky, Countdown, Review, Rum howler, Top 100 Canadian Whisky | Comments Off on #Top100CanadianWhisky – #81: 8 Seconds Blended Canadian Whisky
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