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Originally Posted by Gallardo
Never heard of it, but I would proceed with caution. At first I was like, 20 yo for 50 dollars is too good to be true.
1) the 20 year old age statement is rather irrelevant in this case to be honest.
-I think we are used to seeing 12, 15, 18, 21 yo statements for scotch whisky, and we automatically associate older statements to be better.
-So, slapping on the 20 yo statement on this bottle exerts the wow factor to consumers I think.
2) I am sure you have read up on this product. Turns out it's distilled from 100% corn. Kind of confusing because I always associate corn with bourbon instead.
At the end of the day, it comes down to what ever floats your boat; as something with 20 yo statement should have finesse characteristics (think smoothness to the palate)
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Thanks for the reply. The 20yo definitely wow'd me first. For under 50 I just naturally assume it's good because it's aged for so long (and reviews of course). The price might be because its local? Good points and I still think for the price + reviews it's worth a try.
I'm just steppin in to the world of whisky so a bit confused here... The bottle says it's rye whisky. But after some looking around, indeed it says the main ingredient is corn. What gives? Is this typical for Canadian whiskies?