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Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Canadian Whisky

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During a recent store trip, we stumbled across Caribou Crossing, and two things immediately caught my eye. First, I’m a sucker for a good whisky topper, and this one delivered. From what I understand, it’s sometimes referred to as the “Canadian Blanton’s” because of that topper. Second, it’s marketed as the world’s first single barrel Canadian whisky, so of course we had to pick it up and give it a try based on those two points alone.

Although this is a Canadian whisky, it is bottled twice a year at Buffalo Trace Distillery, which many of you probably know is owned by Sazerac. The goal behind this expression was to help reinvent the Canadian whisky category. It was developed by Master Blender Drew Mayville and aged in oak barrels, with each barrel hand-selected from a library of more than 200,000 aging barrels. Now, let’s get into the whisky.

Nose: oak, caramel, vanilla, and honey

Palate: butterscotch, vanilla, light honey, and caramel

Finish: lightly sweet and touches of baking spices

ABV: 40% Cost: $65 (What we paid)

Well, gosh, this was surprisingly good! The lower ABV makes this an effortless dram to drink. It’s light, balanced, and packed with notes of butterscotch, vanilla, caramel, and a lovely touch of baking spice on the finish. There’s virtually no burn, making it a great casual sipper and an approachable pour for those who are newer to whisky.

That said, more experienced drinkers may find this a little watery. Truthfully, I did at times as well, but I think that’s part of what I appreciated about it. While summer is almost out the door, this feels like the perfect whisky to sip on a hot afternoon when you want something easy-drinking and refreshing rather than bold and heavy.

If you’re looking for something light, approachable, and without much burn, I’d recommend giving this one a try. It truly is an easy-sipping whisky.

Cheers!

Note: The contents on my blog are solely my opinion. To me every palate is different! Although I may or may not like a product, I always recommend people to try it and make up their own minds.

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