This is a release from Crown Royal up in the great, white north (talking weather, not demographics) and this release features a "bourbon mash bill". It's still made up in Canada, and is a NAS release, though, so the mash is about where the similarities to bourbon end. Let's see how it is.
It’s a smooth, simple sipping whisky. However, having tasted a much older version of this same Bourbon Mash straight from the cask, I believe it would benefit from being bottled at a higher strength.
This approachable, creamy, medium-bodied whisky bathes in sweet vanilla and mild oak tannins, seasoned with peppery spices and fruity-floral esters. Incredibly long, creamy, vanilla finish.
Overall, Crown Royal Blenders’ Mash doesn’t change the script all that much — this is really a slightly elevated version of the original — but it does help the otherwise quiet whisky to make its voice heard more clearly.
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House Review
Nose:
Young grain, young corn. Wet cardboard. Some caramel and confectioners sugar. Mostly wet, damp, musty, new make-y.
Taste:
Thin, young. No real heat. "Green". Wet cardboard, youthful grain notes, musty. Some faint sweetness. Mostly musty.
Finish:
Short, no real heat here either. It's over in a flash, and without much positive characteristic.
Overall:
This tastes like a young craft product. I didn't really expect it to be mind blowing, but I find regular Crown ok and inoffensive. This, on the other hand, is bad whiskey. The presentation is nice, but everything that matters (what is in the bottle) is a pass, any day.
Score:
70
By t8ke
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