Taster

Nose: Freshly chopped almonds. Then toasted almonds.

Palate: Oily. Lots of flavour development. Figs, peaches, prunes.

Finish: Soft, syrupy, anis, sweet.

Comment: About as robust a whisky as I have tasted from the established Canadian distillers.

Score: 8.3

Taster

Nose: Light, numb, hard and a little dumb.

Palate: Hard and powerful. The alcohol dominates.

Finish: Hard and slightly metallic.

Comment: Poor. Unbalanced. In your face. Terrance and Phillip.

Score: 6