Last night I was invited, as part of the Toronto Whisky Society, to a launch event for Canadian Club 40. It was completely free. I disclose this to be clear.

Also, as a note, prior to the tasting I had a maple bacon old fashioned. In order to mitigate any odd flavours coming in, I made sure to talk to other whisky geeks after the tasting, and update. Again, being clear here, and I stand by review after doing that.

Finally, I was wearing white and facing east while tasting this. Just in case anyone feels that really is going to have an impact as well.

We’re in the midst of what’s shaping up to be a big change in Canadian whisky. We’re seeing new distilleries starting, a change in the laws that should allow for additional growth, and finally, established companies are bringing out premium whiskies. In…