Crown Royal Black Canadian Whisky

Crown Royal Reserve

With this particular whisky I decided to sample it with and without a tad bit of water. Let us begin shall we, without water first. Nose: The first thing that came to mind was apples, fresh cut apples; and a gentle floral note. It would only go on from there.. Taste: Predominately apples same as the nose then cinnamon, oak, very mellow and not...

Score 80/100

Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye

This is my first rye so I'm looking at this with a scotch-lens which I know isn't appropriate. The whole experience can be summarized as "sweet." A delicious dessert hits the nose: vanilla, cherrywood, syrup and vanilla. Very inviting, very accommodating. I had high expectations from the smell. On its first sip, the nose notes carry...

Score 72/100

Crown Royal Black

I suppose the upstanding folks at Diageo expect us to attribute the dark colour of Crown Royal Black to the charred casks it is aged in. Notice they don't come right out and say it, but simply imply the connection. Frightening colour aside, how does this stuff taste? The short answer is "pretty good." On the nose it definitely resembles...

Score 79/100

Crown Royal Cornerstone Blend

Crown Royal and I do not have much of a history. My first experience that I can remember is tasting the Northern Harvest Rye from a sample (pre-Murray) from @Paddockjudge. At the same sitting I tried the Monarch expression. Neither really impressed me much. I did try some “Hand-Selected Barrel” coffey rye at the Ontario Summit, but I have no notes...

Score 75/100