![]() ![]() I am sometimes asked what my numbers actually mean. If you are interested in more of my original cocktail recipes, please click this link (Cocktails and Recipes) for more of my mixed drink recipes! Shake until the outside of the shaker begins to frost Country RoadsĪdd the first six ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice A few years ago, I came upon the idea of tweaking the Cosmopolitan using White Owl Whisky as its base rather than Vodka. It is an excellent serving which never fails to please my friends when we have our Vodka Tastings. One of the modern classic cocktails I love to work with is the Cosmopolitan which mixes Vodka and Orange Liqueur with Cranberry and Lime juice. I am going to suggest that any classic cocktail which calls for white rum or vodka can be enjoyed equally well with White Owl Whisky.Ĭombine the first three ingredients into a metal shaker with ice. You may read some of my other Whisky Reviews (click the link) if you wish to have some comparative reviews. And on that front alone it belongs on my whisky shelf as a great alternative too premium vodka or gin. A gin or Vodka cocktail mixed with White Owl has a lovely light whisky character which I find completely engaging. The spirit can be sipped over ice and the mixability of the white whisky remains very strong. ![]() However I fam still very glad to have the spirit upon my bar shelf. My score for White Owl Whisky has dropped slightly from several years ago. Grain spice builds as we sip, however with a simple cube of ice any discomfort is quickly alleviated. White Owl Whisky has a short finish with trailing flavours of mild vanilla and light butterscotch. ![]() My favourite servings were a Cosmo-style recipe and a gimlet. I decided to make a few cocktails and found that the spirit has also retained its great mixability. Although the whisky is very vodka-like, it does have a light whisky character. I taste similar whispers of oak flavour and rye flavours which beguiled me six years ago. The astringency I noted on the nose has not manifested itself across the palate. In the Mouth 51/60Īs I take the first sip, the first impression I have is of a softly sweet vanilla and honey flavour accented by grain spice and light butterscotch. There is however, (and this was absent in my review of six years ago) a very light astringency in the air. There is perhaps a wiff of dusty grain, however, I do not smell is any quantifiable aromas of oak sap or heavy caramel. The aroma from the glass brings light whisky aromas of rye and sandalwood with a touch of vanilla and a touch of sweetness. The crest of that film slowly releases medium-sized droplets which able at a moderate pace back down into the spirit. When I swirl the glass, I see a light film forms on the inside of my glencairn. In the Glass 8/10Īs I pour the whiskey into my tasting glass, I hold it up to the light and against various backgrounds trying to catch a smidgen of colour. Attention to detail bodes well for White Owl Whisky. What the picture does not show is the high quality synthetic cork used to seal the bottle. It is evident that the whisky inside is free of colour before the bottle is open. There is a clear area in the frosted glass around the snowy owl logo. In the Bottle 5/5Įvery person to whom I have shown the whisky bottle has had the same reaction… cool! Although the frosted glass design has been used for other spirits, this is definitely a departure for a Canadian whisky bottle. Six years later, I felt it was time to revisit the review with a new Bottle. I was lucky enough to receive a sample bottle directly from the distillery after touring the Highwood facility, and wrote one of the first reviews of their unusual whisky. This was a first for me, and I believe a first for aged Canadian Whisky! Highwood crafts and blends an aged whisky, and then runs it through a filtration process to remove all colour and smooth out the taste profile. The whisky achieves its clear form by the means of carbon filtration. White owl is a clear, well-aged, ‘cocktail’ whiskey! In fact if the bottle did not say whisky on the front you would be forgiven for believing this was an Ultra-premium Vodka, until you opened the bottle, at which time you would realize that the spirit inside is unmistakably whisky! They have, after all, been distilling their very wonderful Centennial Whisky with a wheat based mash for many years.) However, it was the next feature of the whisky which I found most interesting and unusual. (This was not as surprising as you may think, as the distillers of White Owl Whisky are Highwood Distillers, based in High River, Alberta. For one thing, the distillation mash for the whisky was based primarily upon wheat, not barley, corn, or rye. Six years ago a new whisky was produced in Canada which was completely different from any other whisky I had seen. ![]() (Updated tasting notes and re-scored October 2016) A review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf) ![]()
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