ABV 40%
Good balance with lots of extractive flavours. Oscar Peterson.
Dave Broom
Forty Creek
Brand
Barrel Select
Expression
Blended
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
40%
ABV
Canada
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: A sweetly perfumed nose: all coffee bean, chocolate and coconut: like Bounty bar and Milky Way smooshed together along with honey/vanilla, smoky wood and winey notes: dried apricot, soaked raisins.
Palate: Silky texture which grips nicely mid-palate. Flavours of honey, violet, spices, soft black fruits.
Finish: Spicy with little oak.
Comment: Good balance with lots of extractive flavours. Oscar Peterson.
Score: 8
Taster
Nose: Soft, nutty (walnuts). Rich, spicy.
Palate: Smooth, cream, rounded. Bittersweet chocolate.
Finish: Black chocolate. Long.
Comment: The richest-tasting Canadian whisky I have tasted. Wins points for luxury.
Score: 8.5
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