Pike Creek 10 Year Old Canadian Whisky, 70cl

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We’re just a little frustrated when wanting to know specific details we’re used to seeing in other world areas, like what the mash bill is (we know you use rye, but what kinds?

The smell of rye, which is usually buried by other elements, is strongest in an empty glass after the sweetness has faded. The barrels are first-fill ex-bourbon casks, and they are filled into “vintage” port barrels of undisclosed origin for an undisclosed amount of time, but I would guess only a matter of months. There’s a nice mix of vanilla and caramel from the wood to go along with a good bite from whatever amount of rye they used. This growing series elevates Corby's wood management program to euphoric levels by finishing their whisky in a new barrel type for each release.Pike Creek is a new-ish product, having come out only a couple of years ago, from Corby Distilleries.

Almost like medicine from when you were a kid, but the good kind that you kept trying to break into the drug cabinet for. Rum can definitely be hit or miss for me and the Pike Creek 10 seems to do a fine job with their blend.Pike Creek 10 Year Old is a top notch Canadian whisky which gets treated to a finishing period in rum barrels before bottling (previously Pike Creek was finished in Port casks, though the producer changed it to rum barrels at some point in the 2010s). Demand must not have been all that after all because both were discontinued and have been replaced by a single 10 year-old Rum Finish edition. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Pike Creek 10 has been labeled by some reviewers as a “high-end” whisky, and maybe that is true when compared to regular Canadian blends, but we sure hope this attention to details becomes the new normal.

Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. The liquid provides ample warning of what’s to come with its repugnant aroma, and those that fail to heed the signs will be greeted by an increasingly wretched experience, right down to the unmercifully long finish.The nose is a bit too sweet and maple-y for me but the palate has a nice touch of spice with a hint of grain as the backbone. Pouring a medium amber it is fragrant with aromas of caramel, clove, prune and spice; on the palate it is round and warm with flavours of spiced caramel, dried fruit and cereal grain. Near the Windsor, Ontario banks of Pike Creek rows of squat buildings have been dusted with a black patina nicknamed “distillery shadow.

From the outside, they look like ordinary large concrete warehouses, but inside, sit luxury resorts for thousands of ageing whisky barrels. This is important because the extreme climate fluctuations cause the wood to expand and contract, which is crucial for oak maturation. The Definitive Guide to Canadian Distilleries is a beautiful book, part tasting guide and part roadmap to over 250 of Canada's operating distilleries, large and small. We make award-winning products in Canada and we should be proud of them, and the Pike Creek 15 Year represents Canada at its best.About a year later the Cabernet Sauvignon casks yielded 2,058 bottles of Pike Creek, exclusive to the LCBO. One of the things we love about drinking whisky from around the world is the story that connects the drinker with the larger place. However, we feel those are details are worth knowing because there’s a growing population of global consumers who want to know and are used to knowing.