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Canadian Club whiskies

Canadian Club is one of the best-known Canadian whiskies in the world and a brand with more than a century and a half of history. It was created by Hiram Walker, an American businessman who settled in the mid-19th century across the Detroit River, in what is now Windsor, Ontario. The brand belongs to Suntory Global Spirits. It is a light, smooth whisky, one of the most affordable in the catalogue, and closely linked to the history of Prohibition in the United States.

Created
1858
Owner
Suntory Global Spirits
Origin
Canada
In the catalogue
3 whiskies

History, style and where to startCanadian Club official website

3 whiskies

Guide to Canadian Club

History

Hiram Walker founded his distillery at the end of the 1850s, and a small town, Walkerville, grew up around it with housing and services for the workers. His whisky, very smooth for the time, became popular in gentlemen’s clubs and was first called Club Whisky. When American producers managed to get the country of origin stated on the label, the brand was renamed Canadian Club. During Prohibition, Canadian whisky was smuggled into the United States, and the brand became associated with that era. It then passed through several groups before reaching its current owner.

House style

Canadian Club is a whisky with a light, sweet and spicy profile, with vanilla, caramel, gentle rye and a touch of oak. It is made from several grains, and the house is famous for blending the different spirits before maturation rather than after. The result is a smooth whisky with a short finish, designed for mixing. With more age, the brand’s versions gain notes of oak, toffee and spice without losing their lightness.

Average flavour profile of its 3 whiskies in the catalogue

Sweet
3.2
Fresh fruit
1.8
Ripe and dried fruit
0.7
Floral and herbal
1.0
Cereal and malt
1.7
Vanilla and creamy
2.5
Oak
1.7
Spicy
2.3
Toasted
1.2
Smoky
0.0
Maritime
0.0
Body and intensity
1.8

Where to start

The catalogue has the classic version, the brand’s best known. It is a good option for mixed drinks and cocktails, or if you’re looking for a very smooth whisky to start with. If you like it, compare it with a Canadian or American rye to notice how much the character changes when rye takes over. Drink it with ice and ginger ale, the classic way, or in a simple Old Fashioned.

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