Written By Colin Hynes Libations / Spirits Jan 17, 2014 Canada’s Best Whisky SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestAs part of this week’s Victoria Whisky Festival the Canadian Whisky Awards were held yesterday to recognize the best in Canadian Whisky. To be eligible, whiskies must be distilled and matured in Canada. An independent panel of whisky writers, bloggers, and journalists selects the winners after blind tasting each whisky.Ten Victoria media folk are standing out in a Hotel Grand Pacific hallway waiting to be ushered into the Saturna Room where we tasted five of the best Canadian whiskies for 2013. Canadian Whisky (also known as rye) is growing at a rate of 25% globally. The USA is the biggest consumer of Canadian Whisky accounting for 70% of what is produced.It was an eye opening experience having all the best ryes lined up for comparison. Each showed different characteristics, some had that obvious rye-spicy-ness, others had a citrus pith finish (like when you bite into a citrus fruit and you get that slight rind bitterness following the the sweetness). What was very noticeable in every whisky was that they all were very robust and full flavoured.I would recommend picking up any of the five bottles, but of course, the grand prize winner would be an amazing addition to your collection.The winners are…Grand prize – best Canadian whisky of the year:Corby’s Lot 40 2012Chairman of the Judges, Davin de Kergommeaux, called Lot No. 40 “The very essence of what rye whisky is all about.”Gold medals:Alberta Premium Dark HorseForty Creek Heart of GoldMasterson’s 10 –year-old Straight Rye WhiskeyCrown Royal BlackA complete list of the winners is available at www.canadianwhisky.orgABBEYMOORE MANOR GARDENSAlberta Premium Dark HorseCanadian whiskyCanadian Whisky AwardsCorby's Lot 40Crown Royal BlackDavin de KergommeauxForty Creek Heart of GoldMasterson's 10 –year-old Straight Rye WhiskeyVictoria Whisky Festival SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Colin Hynes Colin is the Assistant Editor at EAT. You can contact him via colin@eatmagazine.ca. Colin was born in Nova Scotia and spent his first five years there. His mother and father owned an inn and restaurant and Colin spent his time ... Read More You may also like Beer / Beer & Cider / Drink / Events / Victoria March 24, 2019 A New Beer Society in Town Victoria Beer Week launched its sixth annual festival earlier this month, which ran from March 1-9. In addition to the festival returning for another ... Read More Beer / Wineries & Breweries February 4, 2019 Vancouver Island Brewery’s New Porter and New Re-Rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery unveils new porter along with their new re-rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery held a flight night last week, in part to ... Read More Causes / Events January 25, 2019 Blue Monday Pop-Up Bar – 100 Proof Blues January can be tough around these parts. In fact, it has come to be so globally known as such, that the third Monday of each January has ... Read More Cocktails / Events January 25, 2019 The Complete Bartender Competition 2019 Little Jumbo played host to Nimble Bar Co.’s The Complete Bartender Competition, January 16, 2019 Last Wednesday, I judged my first cocktail ... Read More Beer & Cider / Events / Victoria March 1, 2018 Victoria Beer Week launches its fifth year Victoria is once again readying itself to host the fifth annual Victoria Beer Week. As locals and beer geeks alike wet their palates for special ... Read More Coffee & Tea / Victoria December 18, 2017 Level Ground Trading Moves Up to New State-of-the-Art Headquarters Victoria, BC – Level Ground Trading, Victoria’s Fair Trade pioneer, is moving from their current location in Central Saanich, to a larger ... Read More Comments are closed.
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