Canada

Pike Creek matured for ten cold winters before it developed its full aroma. Unair-conditioned warehouses and an extremely fluctuating climate allow the casks to breathe particularly strongly. To further intensify its character, the whisky was post-matured in rum casks.

Seagrams VO is balanced with a distinct spiciness of rye and the smoothness of a good Blend. At the same time, the Canadian whisky has a particularly good price/performance ratio.

For the price-conscious!

Canadian Black Velvet is one of the best-known whiskies in all of North America. The distillery is located on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in the midst of rye and corn fields, which provide the raw material for this slightly sweet whisky.

Crown Royal is Canada's flagship premium whisky. It was created in 1939 in honour of the visit of the British King George VI. It is made from 50 different whiskies that are elaborately blended.

Lot 40 is distilled partly in Pot Stills and matured in fresh oak barrels, which is rather unusual for Canadian whisky. The rye is then bottled as a small batch. The use of 100% rye makes it particularly spicy and full-bodied in taste.

Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye combines the flavours of a typical rye whisky with the well-known smoothness of Crown Royal. The rye content in the mash is a proud 90%.

The Blend was named Whisky of the Year by Jim Murray in 2016. Crown Royal was the first Canadian whisky to achieve this ranking in the Whisky Bible. In Germany, the bottling has been difficult to obtain so far.

The 10-year Blend from J.P. Wiser's is a modern interpretation of original Canadian whisky, which used to have a very high rye content. This bottling also consists of a lot of rye as well as small parts of barley and corn and matures in three different types of barrels. In addition to fresh oak and bourbon barrels, barrels that previously contained Canadian whisky were also used. The result is a complex whisky reminiscent of the times before American Prohibition.

The only Canadian whisky that is produced according to old Scottish traditions and retains its very own character. This whisky was finished for four months in ice wine casks.

For Crown Royal Black, more intense casks are selected than usual. The alcohol strength is also higher than for the standard Crown Royal bottling.

The Canadian Club Classic matured for 12 years, which is a long age for a Canadian whisky. With age comes perfection. Selected whiskies mature together to create a mild and naturally smooth Blend.

The Canadian distillery Glenora, from which this malt comes, was named after a nearby waterfall.

Macaloney's Caledonian Distillery was launched by three whisky-savvy Scots in Canada. Besides founder and fermentation expert Dr Graeme Macaloney, ex-Diageo Master Distiller Mike Nicolson and whisky expert Dr Jim Swan, who died in 2017, were also involved in the conception. Kildara is made from the best malted and unmalted barley and is triple distilled on Pot Stills. The distillate is then matured in Kentucky Bourbon casks, fresh American oak casks, Spanish Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks before the casks are blended together. This is how the expressive colour of the whisky and a fruity, sweet and spicy Single Malt was created.