Crown Royal • Hand Selected Single Barrel Whisky

Exclusive to Texas this is a considerably different whisky than your dads (granddads?) Crown which tends to be driven more by the baking spice than the sugary notes. In this Hand Selected Barrel big butterscotch on the nose duels with tropical fruit bananas and some cinnamon oatmeal character making for a surprisingly sweet entry point. The body doesnt stray far. Pure spun sugar hits the palate first lingering on the tongue for a long while. Some more subtly grain-driven notes think Sunday buckwheat pancakes plus syrup come along after dusting the spirit with more cinnamon ginger browned butter and powdered sugar. The finish is punchy and racy at barrel proof its much stronger than other CR expressions but warming and quite soothing.