Canadian Club Classic 12 Year Old

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A Canadian whisky blended before ageing and then matured for 12 years. Still light, but with added caramel, vanilla and oak depth.

Details

Brand	Canadian Club
Distillery	—
Origin	Canada / Ontario
Style	Blended
Age	12 yrs
ABV	40%
Cask	—

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Caramel and brown sugar, creamy, with a subtle firm fruitiness.
Palate: Opens with delicate spice, moving to creamy vanilla, honey and wood.
Finish: Long and dry, butterscotch fading into toasted oak.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

On the rocks
Highball
Neat

Easy-going and smooth, it shows off its vanilla and oak on the rocks. As a highball, it is sweeter and fuller than the standard Canadian Club.

Food pairing

Burgers, barbecue, maple-glazed dishes or nutty chocolate.

Background & production

Canadian Club was founded by Hiram Walker in 1858 in Ontario, Canada. It is distilled and aged at the Hiram Walker distillery in Windsor, across the river from Detroit.

Its hallmark is "blended at birth": the component spirits are combined before they go into the barrel, so they marry throughout maturation for a seamless taste.

The Classic 12 is aged 12 years in re-charred oak barrels — four times the legal minimum of three years for Canadian whisky. It is bottled at 40% ABV.