Producing WhiskyCast has given me the opportunity to taste some really amazing whiskies, and I’m pleased to share my tasting notes with you here. You can search my entire database of tasting notes from this page, and I hope you’ll find it useful.
The first whisky in Diageo’s Orphan Barrel range to come from outside of Kentucky, this 25-year-old whisky was distilled in 1992 at the Crown Royal distillery in Gimli, Manitoba. It came from barrels of whisky made from 97% corn and 3% malted barley that were left over from a batch of Crown Royal Deluxe – and sat in a warehouse at the distillery until they were used for Entrapment in 2017.
The nose has notes of charred oak, vanilla, caramel, and a hint of pipe tobacco. The taste has good spices, along with a touch of pipe tobacco, a slight nuttiness, vanilla, caramel, and touches of oak that carry into the finish, which has a good balance of subtle spices and dried fruits to complement the oakiness. Nice! (February, 2018)
The first whisky in Diageo’s Orphan Barrel range to come from outside of Kentucky, this 25-year-old whisky was distilled in 1992 at the Crown Royal distillery in Gimli, Manitoba. It came from barrels of whisky made from 97% corn and 3% malted barley that were left over from a batch of Crown Royal Deluxe – and sat in a warehouse at the distillery until they were used for Entrapment in 2017.
