Taster

Nose: Mellow toffee sweetness with cooked fruits, honey/syrup, apple and a whiff of camphor.

Palate: Soft, round and silky with lifted orange/tangerine notes.

Finish: Tingling. The toffee comes back.

Comment: Easy going and middle of the road, but needs another layer of complexity to lift it into greatness. Bryan Adams.

Score: 7.8

Taster

Nose: Fruity. Rye. Smoky.

Palate: Bigger, rounder, spicier.

Finish: Spicier, drier.

Comment: Straight-ahead Canadian whisky, as I remember it from my early days as an eclectic drinker.

Score: 7.5