DISTILLERY NOTES

With a blend of 51% of our Coldstream Valley Rye, and 49% of our locally malted BC Barley, this three year-old hand-crafted Rye is aged in our custom American white oak barrels and then cut with our secret source of local artesian well water.

Straight up Canadiana in a glass! This years BC Rye release is a gorgeously complex whisky with layers of elegance that keep unfolding with each successive sip. The nose starts with tones of vanilla and malted grain, which are soon complimented with layers of stone fruit and even a ghost of banana. As the whisky flows over the tongue and across the palate, there is a touch of toasted oak and a smooth warm mouth feel followed by a hint of plum pudding. The finish is long and luxurious and reminds the connoisseur of why Rye whisky used to rule the Canadian Frontier

BC SPIRITS NOTES

Surprised I’ve never done this one, a classic Canadian rye from Okanagan Spirits. Not a huge spice bomb, but one that leans into subtle complexity and lingering light spice in the finish. Whether your a cocktail maker at home or a rye and ginger drinker, this will do double duty.

Alcohol - 40% / 80 proof

Color - Medium orange copper

Nose - Vanilla, hints of cacao, subtle spice grain

Taste - Fruity spice, medium vanilla and cacao from the barrel, the malted barley is there but very subtly. Spice is understated, reminiscent of nouveau American rye.

Finish - The rye spice lingers long after the sip along with the vanilla and cacao notes

Best Enjoyed - Double duty for the cocktail drinker and the rye and ginger crowd

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