Color: Amber, Clover Honey
Nose: Drying, yeasty, faint vanilla
Body: Light-medium
Taste: Medicinal, dried banana and fruits
Finish: Short, drying and astringent, faint smokiness
Overall: One of the lightest whiskey's I have had, wouldn't drink on its own, very very light, little to no flavor.
Score 61/100
Crown Royal Cask No 16
The nose reflects the French Cognac cask finish with a fruit background of fresh dates. The fruit flows smoothly across the palate and spreads a delicate warmth throughout. On transition to the rocks the taste becomes sharper with Vermont maple bouquet.
Score 100/100
Crown Royal Cask 16
A little background on Crown.
Crown Royal distillery is in Gimli on the shores of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Just over an hour and 1/2 from Winnipeg the capital of Manitoba. Originally owned by Seagram's who was bought out by Diageo Public limited company in 2000.
Crown Royal cask 16 was given as a sample to me by a co-worker who loves...
Score 76/100
Crown Royal
Hiding somewhere behind my girlfriend's wine collection, I found a small, dusty bottle of Crown Royal. Intended as a gift for her brother (but forgotten), I cracked it open, never having had it before. My low-to-medium expectations were met. A medium amber colour, thinly bodied, the aroma was the typical Canadian vanilla, with some citrus and...