Canadian 83

After Crown Royal is bottled the barrels are refilled with new whisky spirit to spend three more years in silent slumber. “Crown washes out the woodiness and leaves the velvet behind” one distillery worker enthuses. “We probably drink more of this in Gimli than the rest of the country combined.” The steely dusty rye charcoal tinges blistering white pepper creamy butterscotch pudding and candied ginger of Canadian 83 are the restrained confident declaration of hard-bit whisky makers. C$24