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North America's first single malt whisky — Cape Breton spirit with a Scottish accent and modest ambitions.
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Joe Whitfield
April 10, 2026
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100% rye at cask strength for an absurd price — Jim Murray's 2020 World Whisky of the Year and a genuine bargain.
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April 10, 2026
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Eighteen years have turned Wiser's house blend into something genuinely distinguished — rich, oaky and quietly impressiv...
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April 10, 2026
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Two decades of maturation lend gravitas to the Canadian Club name — smoother and oakier than you might expect.
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April 10, 2026
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Dark-toasted oak transforms Lot 40's rye backbone into something rich, brooding and utterly compelling.
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April 10, 2026
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Originally Regal Apple — the flavoured bottling that launched a thousand Washington Apple shots and became one of the fa...
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April 10, 2026
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Madagascar bourbon vanilla layered onto the Crown Royal blend — a dessert-leaning flavoured whisky that knows exactly wh...
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April 10, 2026
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Bottled at 45% and aged in deep-charred oak, Black is the bolder, darker cousin of the purple bag — built for the whisky...
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April 10, 2026
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A richer, rye-forward evolution of the house style, originally released as Special Reserve — deeper oak, darker fruit, a...
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April 10, 2026
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The purple-bagged flagship that poured for a King in 1939 and never stopped pouring — velvet-soft Canadian blend built a...
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April 10, 2026
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Billed as the first single-barrel Canadian whisky, Caribou Crossing is hand-selected from a stockpile of more than 200,0...
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April 10, 2026
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Crown Royal finished in ex-cognac casks — a silky, fruited Canadian blend with a French whisper at the close.
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April 10, 2026
