Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye

Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye

Our third Canadian today was, until recently, only available in the US. Crown Royal's Northern Harvest Rye is a blend, but 90% of it is rye. The colour is a medium amber. On the nose it's a total rye assault: grapefruit pith, freshly sawn lumber, buttered rye toast and freshly cut mulch. Very floral. Lots of citrus and spice, but in the background...

Score 90/100

Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye

I decided to try this one on a side-by-side “neat and iced” tasting. Quite a contrasting difference – perhaps I’ll taste this way in future. When it won the award, I asked my brother in Vancouver to pick up a few bottles for me, as we were meeting down in New Zealand over Christmas 2016. Needless to say he ran about town in a frenzy and finally...

Score 90/100

Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye

Let's be honest, the regular Crown Royal or even the black is just mediocre at best, but this is on a whole other level. I mean Jim Murray gave this 2016 whisky of the year, so how could this be bad. Another good thing about this is it's bottled at 45% and who doesn't love that over a regular 40% Canadian whisky. Plus it's flying off the shelves...

Score 90/100

Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye

Full disclosure: ---------------- I am not an expert on Canadian Whisky. My preferences are generally toward single malts and bourbons, but I am open to any well-crafted whisky. I’ve really enjoyed a number of Forty Creek special releases, and am a big fan of Alberta Premium 25 and 30 YO ryes. Highwood 90/20 is a stunner. Tonight I was at a...

Score 79/100