Whisky from Canada

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Questions

What is the cheapest whisky from Canada?
The cheapest whisky from Canada is Canadian Club Blended Canadian Whisky (6 years old, 40% ABV, 70cl), at £21.45 from Master of Malt. That is £26.40 delivered to the UK mainland for one bottle. Next cheapest: J.P. Wiser’s 10 Year Old Triple Barrel Blended Whisky (£26.50) and Lot No. 40 Canadian Rye Whisky (£38.50).
How much does whisky from Canada cost?
Whisky from Canada costs from £21.45 to £64.88, with a median of £42.57 for a full-size bottle. The dearest is Lot 40 Dark Oak.
What is the oldest whisky from Canada you can buy?
JP Wiser’s Blended Canadian 18 year old Whisky, at 18 years old, from £51.95.
What makes Canadian whisky Canadian?
Under Canada’s Food and Drug Regulations, Canadian whisky must be mashed, distilled and aged in Canada, made from cereal grain, aged in small wood (casks of 700 litres or less) for at least three years, and bottled at 40% ABV or more. It may contain caramel and flavouring. Since 18 December 2024 (SOR/2024-244) the Canadian whisky standard sits in Volume 2 of the Canadian Food Compositional Standards, which the regulations incorporate by reference, while the three-year small-wood rule stays in section B.02.023 of the regulations.
Does Canadian rye whisky have to contain rye?
No. Canadian rules use “Canadian Whisky”, “Canadian Rye Whisky” and “Rye Whisky” as names for the same standard, with no minimum rye content. In the United States, by contrast, rye whiskey must be made from at least 51% rye.
How do age statements work on Canadian whisky?
Only time spent in small wood counts towards the age. Once a whisky has aged at least three years in small wood, up to six months in other containers may also be counted. Flavouring added to Canadian whisky, other than wine, must itself have been aged at least two years in small wood.
Who were the pioneers of Canadian whisky?
John Molson opened Canada’s first commercial whisky distillery in 1821. Later in the century Henry Corby, William Gooderham, Joseph E. Seagram and Hiram Walker built the industry; Walker founded his distillery on the Detroit River in Ontario in 1858 and created what became Canadian Club. During US Prohibition, Canadian whisky was smuggled across the border in large quantities, which built its name in the United States.