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Windsor’s Hiram Walker Distillery was named 2021 Distillery of the Year at the Canadian Whisky Awards.
In it’s 11th year, the Canadian Whisky Awards recognize the best Canadian whiskies.
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Winners are determined by an independent panel of nine whisky experts who have made significant contributions to understanding Canadian whisky, according to its website.
Using a blind tasting, judges chose Canada’s oldest whisky, Canadian Club Chronicles, a 43-year-old distilled spirit that sells for $320, as Canadian Whisky of the Year, Connoisseur Whiskey of the Year Domestic Market and Best Blended Whisky.
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A toast to Canadian Club Chronicles: Just recently, Canada’s oldest whisky is now considered the country’s best, having taken top honours at the 11th annual non-profit Canadian Whisky Awards. The award was given after nine independent whisky experts named the 43-year-old Canadian Club Chronicles as Canadian Whisky of the Year (Canadian Club 43 also took top honours as Connoisseur Whisky of the Year).
The independent panel of whisky experts, made up of both women and men tasters who truly understand Canadian whisky, selects the winners after tasting each whisky blind.
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OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 26, 2021 /CNW/ - It is official: Canada s oldest whisky is also its best. On February 25, 2021, nine independent whisky experts named 43-year-old Canadian Club Chronicles as Canadian Whisky of the Year at the eleventh annual Canadian Whisky Awards. Canadian Club 43 also took top honours as Connoisseur Whisky of the Year.
The 43-Year-Old Canadian Club Chronicles has been named Canada s best whisky at the eleventh annual Canadian Whisky Awards. Photo Credit: Canadian Club (CNW Group/Canadian Whisky Awards) This is truly a remarkable whisky, so deserving of the accolade, said Davin de Kergommeaux, head judge and founder of the awards. Canadian Club has been shortlisted for best whisky in past years, and for 2021, the judges awarded Canadian Club 43-year-old the highest overall score among over 130 Canadian whiskies entered in the competition.
Editor’s Note: This whisky was provided to us as a review sample by Pendleton. This in no way, per our editorial policies, influenced the final outcome of this review. It should also be noted that by clicking the buy link towards the bottom of this review our site receives a small referral payment which helps to support, but not influence, our editorial and other costs.
Canadian whisky has a bit of an enigma to it. It’s a Canadian product, but an American staple. It’s a well-known and fairly expansive market, but it wasn’t the origin of spirit distillation in the nation. And it’s allowed to have a considerable amount of non-whisky in bottles marked “whisky.”