Crown Royal Blended Canadian Whiskey Bottle, 70 cl

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Crown Royal is produced solely at the company's distillery at Gimli, on the shores of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. With three series collections and a line of RTD canned beverages, there is a Crown Royal for every whisky drinker. Even though we tested it in early winter, we all agreed that the not-too-sweet peachiness tasted real and not synthetic, as some expected. It is the starting point for most sweet offerings, so it just makes sense that Crown Royal's Vanilla entry is our solid third-place offering. After hearing the history-making news, a Canadian distiller set out to create a whisky fit for the royal guests, and presented in a velvet bag for good measure.

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were the first reigning monarchs to visit Canada and Bronfman, a Canadian spirits entrepreneur, meticulously trialled more than 600 blends before he was happy with the final product. With perfection on his mind, he meticulously trialed more than 600 blends before outfitting the final product in a cut-glass decanter and regal purple bag with gold stitching. That’s how you get one company putting various proportions of corn, barley, and rye whisky into anything from virgin, charred new oak and/or re-used charred new oak barrels, to Cognac and Cabernet Sauvignon casks. In fact, the bottle seems to be an ode to Christmas itself, so don't even imagine using this in summer cocktails.And then there's its reputation as a standard ingredient in mixed drinks, like the ubiquitous Crown and Ginger — the cocktail served at every decent Canadian party, indoors and out. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Column stills are more often used (as is the case with vodkas like Absolut) for their efficiency — no cleanup between distillations required — and ability to strip congeners from the distillate.

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Not as sweet as we expected and with a fresh, summery flavor, our testers were quite impressed with this offering. The first stop on their trip became a historical moment for Canada, as it was the first time reigning monarchs had visited the country. Crown Royal devotees are an extremely brand-loyal group, and as such, make Crown an essential part of any complete bar, whether at home or in a restaurant or tavern. Created in Gimli, Manitoba, in 1939 for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's visit, according to the distiller itself, Crown Royal was founded on and continues to symbolize "the hardworking and genuine nature of the Canadian people. There is no alcoholic burn as many whiskies have, instead, Crown Royal offers a gentle and elegant bouquet with undertones of pound cake and lemon zest.

Don't get us wrong — this sweet, salty, caramel-forward whisky concoction would make a terrific addition to a milky, eggy festive-season punch bowl, so we're saving the rest of the bottle for when the snow falls. Again, this one had its fans but mainly for mixed cocktails that required a not-quite caramel and somewhat woodsy note. But even with the success of Crown Royal Regal Apple, no one could foresee just how popular the flavor would become.