Crown Royal 10 Year Old Bottled 1978

Crown Royal Noble Collection Wine Barrel Finished

Last year, Crown Royal launched it's new Noble Collection of limited edition premium whiskies with the Cornerstone Blend. Although I thought it was only pretty much average, I know a lot of people who loved it, and it won Whisky Advocate's award for Canadian Whisky of the Year. This year's Noble Collection offering, Wine Barrel Finished, is the...

Score 90/100

Crown Royal

Back in college, doing shots of Crown was a big deal. And then I grew up. I haven't had Crown in probably 20+ years, but decided to try it the other night at dinner with my wife. I got a generous pour, with one ice cube. With my first sip, I knew I would have to grin and bear it. There is "some" whiskey flavor on the initial sip, with a...

Score 60/100

Crown Royal Black

Apparently, Crown Royal Black was the most successful new spirit launch of 2010 in the US, and I recall seeing signage with Big Boi of Outkast as its spokesperson - so obviously, this was a huge initiative by Diageo. Pretty impressive given that this spirit hails from a Canadian distillery based in Gimli, Manitoba! Crown Royal has never been a...

Score 77/100

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