Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye Canadian Whisky
Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye Canadian Whisky is the bottle that put Canadian rye on the world map: a 90-proof (45% ABV), 750mL blended Canadian whisky — Crown Royal's first-ever standalone rye offering — named 2016 World Whisky of the Year by Jim Murray's Whisky Bible, the first Canadian whisky ever to take the top global honour. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
Northern Harvest Rye spotlights Canadian rye grain — planted in fall, blanketed by prairie winter snow, finishing its growth in spring and summer. It is distilled at Crown Royal's distillery in Gimli, Manitoba, on Lake Winnipeg, and blended from the brand's standing recipe of 50 distinct whiskies, a house that has been blending since 1939, when Crown Royal was created as a gift for the King and Queen of England's visit.
Tasting notes: creamy texture with spiced vanilla and butterscotch; apple pie, cereal, and mild spice on the nose; apple, custard, and caramel on the palate; a well-balanced, smooth, creamy finish.
Why buy Northern Harvest Rye? Because it is the 2016 World Whisky of the Year — the bottle that made the whisky world take Canadian rye seriously — from Crown Royal's Gimli distillery. Browse the Canadian whisky collection, more from the Crown Royal brand collection, and other whisky favorites.
Serving note: neat, on the rocks, or in rye cocktails — the brand suggests the Northern Buck (lime juice and ginger beer), a Manhattan, or an Old Fashioned.
Why is Northern Harvest Rye famous? Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2016 named it World Whisky of the Year — the first Canadian whisky to win the top global prize.
Is Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye a bourbon? No — it is a blended Canadian whisky, not a bourbon; rye is the featured grain, not a 51%-rye mash bill.
What proof is it? 90 proof (45% ABV), 750mL.
Where is it made? Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, at Crown Royal's distillery on Lake Winnipeg.
