Name: Crown Royal Black
Color: Dark Brown
Nose: Wood, spice, herbs, vanilla, chocolate, orange
Taste: Wood, spice, sweet orange, vanilla
Review:
Crown Royal Black is a non-age stated Canadian Whiskey that is bottled at 45% abv which is slightly higher than the classic Crown Royal. The Black Label was released in 2010 and along with the different flavor profile it comes in a black felt bag instead of the classic purple bag.
Crown Royal was created in 1939 by Seagram’s to honor King George’s VI visit. The “Crown” is to honor the Royal Family (aka the Windsor Family). The whiskey was only available in Canada up until the 1960’s but was later released to the USA market. It is now the top selling Canadian Whiskey in America.
The taste of the Black is richer and deeper than the Classic. It is hard to identify the mash bill, but maybe I need more tasting experience with Canadian Whiskey. I was surprised how different it tastes and the difficulty I had with the nosing. The proof is 10% higher than the classic but that was not what was throwing me off for some reason. When I added ice the whiskey opened up more and I could detect the Crown baseline and the herbs, spices and caramel flavors.
Crown Black is good stuff. I would not say it is better than regular Crown, they just taste different. It looks good on my bar at home and would probably make a better Carte Blanche due to the higher proof and deeper flavor profile. Definity a good gift for the price and not to forget, everyone likes the Crown felt bag.
Priced around $45 and worth the money.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
