Canadian Club, 30 year old

Bottled to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Canadian Club whisky. An amazingly fresh and vibrant whisky given its age and delicateness. I feared that given how light in body traditional Canadian whiskies are this whisky would be old tired and show too much oak (which was true for Crown Royal’s ultra-premium offering XR). But this isn’t the case. There’s an excellent balance of silky caramel vanilla icing dried spice (cinnamon spearmint) and berried fruit along with more subtle notes of toffee apple corn oil and soft dried oak on the finish. Not as luxurious as Crown Royal’s Cask No. 16 but it shines with its polish and purity.