Country: Canada
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Type: Canadian
Bottler: Distiller
ABV: 43%
Score: 93 points
This is the 2013 Limited Edition whisky from Forty Creek, and John Hall pulled out some old winemaker’s tricks in creating this whisky. He used a wine yeast instead of more traditional brewer’s yeasts to accentuate the floral and herbal notes, and amped up the rye to make it more of a soloist in the final blend. The result is a whisky with a nose of sandalwood, peach pits, vanilla, hazelnut, mild oak, honey, and a hint of dried flowers. The taste is subtle with a good rye note and great mouthfeel, notes of cinnamon and ginger spices balanced with hazelnut and almond nuttiness and just a whiff of cedar. The finish is long and becomes slightly herbal as the spices fade. (May, 2013)
