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Dillon's Small Batch Distillers Canadian Rye Whisky

Ontario, Canada

Community Score: 4.6/5
Community Reviews: 1

Price: $29.85

Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 59%

Drink: Now

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: Dillon's

Sylvain Segard rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

In November 2016, Dillon's released their first bottling of Canadian Rye from Cask No. 1. The mash bill of 100% Ontario-grown grain (90% rye grist and 10% malted rye) was distilled in a copper pot still, non-chill filtered, and matured for 42 months in Ontario White Oak costumed coopered in the province.

The rye was bottled into 960 bottles of 200 mL at cask strength (59.0% a.b.v.). Each bottle was individually numbered, finished with a stamped copper band hand-welded onto the neck, and sealed with a wood-topped cork closure.

This rye spirit has a radiant medium copper colour. Its nose is composed of soft toffee, orange peels, fresh cut timbers, honey, gunmetal, and a light malt sweetness. The mouthfeel is soft and silky with a medium weight. The palate shows off citrus peels, hot cinnamon, and a black pepper finish. All-in-all, a very nice tipple, packaged in a handsome bottle. Score 92. (Sylvain Segard, Reviewed Dec. 11, 2016)

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