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Canadian Club Black Label
A Japan-market step up in the Canadian Club range, using whiskies aged at least eight years in oak. Caramel, orange and vanilla with a smooth yet solid body.
Details
| Brand | Canadian Club |
|---|---|
| Distillery | — |
| Origin | Canada / Ontario |
| Style | Blended |
| Age | 8 yrs |
| ABV | 40% |
| Cask | — |
Flavour profile
- Smoky
- Sweet
- Fruity
- Spicy
- Rich
* Editorial estimate.
Tasting notes
- Nose
- Rich oak with caramel, orange and fruity notes.
- Palate
- A clean body with vanilla sweetness blending in softly.
- Finish
- Warm, with a long and pleasant finish.
* Editorial tasting notes.
How to enjoy it
- On the rocks
- Highball
- Neat
It has enough body to sip slowly on the rocks. In a highball it does not thin out easily, keeping its oak and vanilla.
Food pairing
Sweet-savoury meat dishes such as hamburg steak or spare ribs, plus nuts and dried fruit.
Background & production
Canadian Club was started by Hiram Walker in 1858. He set up his distillery across the Detroit River in Ontario, Canada, and the area grew into the town of Walkerville.
Black Label is a Japan-only bottling developed for the tastes of Japanese whisky drinkers and handled by Suntory. It combines grain and malt whiskies aged for at least eight years in oak.
It is bottled at 40% ABV.
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Sources: suntory.co.jp / joshinweb.jp / en.wikipedia.org
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