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Turns out Crown Royal is made in Canada. Probably common knowledge to most but news to me. Anyways THAT EXTRA RESERVE SHITS EXPENSIVE! Probably because a bunch of elitist Canadians decided they would make prosperous Americans pay through the nose for nothing more than being American.

I have no clue if Extra Reserve is better than regular reserve or if either is better than plain ol' Crown but they charge more each time they fancy up the name.

I can't ask Muddy cause (A) he doesn't need the temptation, (B) he's busy chuck'n shit and (C) he needs to focus on this music project that we ARE ALL WAITING LESS PATIENTLY FOR! I can't ask Plommer cause he's could possibly be one of "those" Canadians. You, while still pretty much an elitist, seem to have a fondness for America. Can you get that on the cheap up there? I got a guy that did a favor for the RC Park and he's a nice guy but he likes his liquor so I thought I would go that extra mile and get him the good stuff.







P.S. Pucky, betcha thought I forgot ya again didn't cha? I know you're Canadian too.
 
i understand you are just looking for a gift, but for anyone who is a drinker...

buy Knob Creek instead of Crown... its very similar, but a bit cheaper and has a lot more flavor... in fact, you know that some bars replace good vodka with cheaper vodka when they are out or trying to cut cost , well bars replace the crown with knob creek when they run out....

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Wal there is no booze in Canada that is less expensive than in the USA, even the stuff made here is more expensive.

Prices on almost everything are better in American than in Canada.

I think prescription medications may be a lot cheaper here than the USA.

Booze is definitely a lot cheaper in USA, the tax on "sin" items ie cigarettes and alcohol here are extremely high.
 
http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/product/details.do?language=EN&itemNumber=217950

CROWN ROYAL
LCBO 217950 | 1140 mL bottle

Price $ 39.95

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I have no clue RayRay so I'll take your word for it and check it out.

Plommer I realize people pay hundreds of dollars even thousands for certain vintage wines but that Extra Reserve stuff is like $183 a bottle. It's gotta be more here than there.

I don't get it. I've tasted different beers and they pretty much all taste the same. I've tasted different brown liquors and again they pretty much all taste the same. The only thing I've tasted that was significantly different was like vodka.
 
http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/product/details.do?language=EN&itemNumber=27045

CROWN ROYAL EXTRA RARE WHISKY
LCBO 27045 | 750 mL bottle
LIMITED SUPPLY - AVAILABLE WHILE QUANTITIES LAST*

Price $ 179.95

Crown-Royal-Extra-Rare-Whisky-Series-2.jpg



So it's the same price.


"Joseph Seagram’s old, and now largely demolished distillery, in Waterloo, Ontario, still has quite some cachet. In 2006, when it was announced that whisky from the last remaining barrels was to be released for sale, whisky aficionados took notice.

A custom bottle was designed in honour of this end-of-an-era whisky, just as Sam Bronfman had done back in 1939 when Crown Royal was first created.

The loss of Seagram’s silent Waterloo Ontario distillery, in part to a devastating fire, has long been lamented by Canadian whisky aficionados. But it’s only fair to explain that loss to whisky lovers on both sides of the border, especially those less familiar with the Seagram’s story. So the front label on those bottles of Crown Royal XR destined for the USA makes it very clear that this is definitely the last of the Waterloo whisky. But examine the label as closely as you like, you won’t find the Seagram name anywhere, although the whisky itself is very reminiscent of older whiskies from Seagram’s.

To make XR, whisky that may well have rested in the warehouse pictured above, is masterfully blended with whiskies from Diageo’s Gimli, Manitoba plant and the resulting whisky really is one of a kind.
But Crown Royal is a decidedly Diageo whisky now, and this elegant, perhaps even stately example is simply—and appropriately—called Crown Royal XR – Extra Rare."

So the distillery was moved from southern Ontario (Waterloo) to Manitoba.
 
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This is the most Canadian Whisky you can get.

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http://fortycreekwhisky.com/Product%20pages/confederation_oak.html

Notes from John Hall, Whisky Maker

I have worked with many types of oak barrels, first as a wine maker and then as a whisky maker. Every wood, whether it is from a bourbon barrel, port barrel, sherry cask, French, Balkan or American oak, creates a distinctive taste expression. As a proud Canadian whisky maker, I have always been curious what a Canadian whisky would taste like aged in a Canadian oak barrel, because most Canadian whiskies are aged in American oak.

To my delight, I discovered some massive Canadian white oak trees that were growing only 40 miles from the distillery! They must have started growing just before Confederation in 1867 because they were 4 feet in diameter and over 150 years old. The selected trees were harvested from a sustainably managed forest employing the principle of “no tree before its time.” This forest has a mixture of young trees coming up in the understory, mature trees in full productive vigor, and old trees whose growth has slowed. These older trees block sunlight and rainfall from the younger trees and when over-matured, need to be removed.

I thought I could give them a second career as whisky barrels. Canadian and American white oak trees are the same species. However, the cooler growing conditions in Canada result in slower growing trees that are more dense than their American counterparts. Consequently, the aromas and flavour profiles of Canadian oak are very different due to the Canadian terroir.

This is truly an iconic whisky. Canadian whisky, aged in Canadian oak barrels, harvested from trees that first rooted themselves in Canadian soil 150 years ago during Confederation.
 
wal66
I don't get it. I've tasted different beers and they pretty much all taste the same. I've tasted different brown liquors and again they pretty much all taste the same. The only thing I've tasted that was significantly different was like vodka.
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Wall, no offense but your taste buds have the sophistication of a toddler.
 
I agree with MrQ, Forty Creek is top-notch, even the cheap stuff, and the Confederation Oak Reserve is up there with the best (North) American whiskies. I got a bottle for my boss's 40th birthday and he's been hooked on it ever since.

I've never had the fancier Crown Royals so I don't know. The regular stuff and the Black version are unremarkable. Good mixers.
 
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