Forty Creek Double Barrel Reserve
Bourbon light.
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Review by @Matthieu
- Nose22
- Taste24
- Finish20
- Balance19
- Overall85
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- Brand: Forty Creek
- Type: Canadian
- ABV: 40%
Drunk neat.
Nose: Quite a sweet nose, made of maple syrup and caramel, with a slight toasted oak in the background.
Taste: The arrival is very sweet, very easy to drink. Again, it's caramel and maple that comes through, with the rye appearing at the end with a little prickling of the tongue.
Finish: A nice warmth, if rather short, with some spiciness and toasted oak dryness.
Balance: It's sweet, with little to balance it. It's an easy drink, and probably a good way to introduce newcomers to whisky.
I like it, but I have to consider that, for the price in Québec ($61), you can buy a real bourbon instead of a whisky aged in a bourbon cask.
I tried it again tonight, and I must say I have been a bit too hard on that whisky. The nose and taste are really good, with maple syrup dominating over a background of rye spices. The finish and balance, however, are still only decent. Gone from 81 to 85.