BLACK VELVET BLENDED CANADIAN WHISKY
Detailed Description
Black Velvet Blended Canadian Whisky is unique among blend whiskies as the spirits at distillation instead of at bottling. It’s aged about 3 years in oak barrels. Black Velvet is currently rank second in Canadian whisky exports behind Crown Royal.
Black Velvet Blended Canadian Whisky | 700ML Tasting Notes
Nose: A bit closed. Faint ripe fruit and dusty rye, with a hint of ginger ale, nutmeg and allspice, and dark rye bread comprise the first whiff. But Kraft caramel soon takes over, followed by more dark fruit, sweet fruit, oranges, apple juice, and, after a few minutes, butterscotch toffee, and Juicy Fruit™ gum. Acetone and vague hints of spirit make a brief appearance in the middle. Then, after a few more minutes, some fresh-cut wood emerges along with vague hints of pickles and dusty dry rye grain.</p></p>
&amp;lt;b>Palate:</b> The first sip brings creamy sweet caramel, hints of burnt sugar and instantly glowing hot pepper, rounded out by a slight frui
tiness. The earthy quality of some ryes just barely pokes through along with suggestions of rubber – or is it ripe black fruit? Although not an overly fruity whisky, a slight citric zestiness keeps it fresh. Most of the whisky in the bottle is just three years old but the early arrival of fresh-sawn wood marks it as a decidedly Canadian whisky.</p>
<b>Finish: Medium and fading. Hot pepper, slightly citric and sweet, with some dark fruit and bitter lemon towards the end.
Distillery Information
The Black Velvet Distillery is a very modern and fully automated production area with an immense output. Production process is extremely efficient and the company is proud to “extract every last bit of alcohol from the starch”.
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