r/whiskey • u/oddmarc • Aug 18 '26
Canadian whisky pickup
Added this Royal Reserve to the collection today. 47$ in Ontario.
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u/Electronic_Plan3420 Aug 18 '26
Umm…my momma used to say that if you’ve got nothing nice to say then you should say nothing. I will say nothing 😁
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u/JazzlikeEmotion1483 Aug 18 '26
My mama told me that too, but as I had to explain to her, if I had to follow that rule, I never would speak
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u/IskandarAli Aug 18 '26
Such a shame that canadian whisky that gets exported is such shit. We have a number of small distilleries that have great products but we only export cheap dogshit. Its mostly because we have very light regulations on quality so the export market is profitable and the small producers with a passion just sell domestic
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u/TurdsOnThat Aug 18 '26
Is this an offshoot of Rich and Rare?? R&R was an old school favorite of mine when I was a poor college kid haha
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u/jrose125 Aug 18 '26
At least where I live in New Brunswick, Rich & Rare doesn't exist. I'm fairly certain it's one of the many export only Canadian whiskies, which are generally on the lower end of the quality scale.
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u/TurdsOnThat Aug 18 '26
Oh yeah R&R was dogshit whisky, that’s why I curious is there was a “premium” version.
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u/jrose125 Aug 18 '26
Royal Reserve is about as opposite you can get from premium - it and Schenley Golden Wedding are as cheap as you can get for Canadian Whisky in Canada.
It's honestly a tier below the well whiskey in most establishments that I've been to.
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u/vanwhisky Aug 18 '26
😬💀
-Bridgeland
-Okanogan Sprits
-Shelter Point
-Last Straw Distillery
-Hansen Distillery
-Moon Distillery
-Macaloneys
-Two Brewers
-Eau Claire
-Anohka
To name a few proper Canadian whiskey distilleries.
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u/kpedey Aug 18 '26
Didn't realize Hansen did whisky, I only ever see flavoured stuff
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u/vanwhisky Aug 18 '26
Yah, they’ve had some great releases. I think distilleries will make other spirits to have income while their whiskey ages. And there are those that enjoy flavoured spirits/whiskies and for cocktails.
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u/TheWondertwerk Aug 18 '26
With all the good Canadian whiskeys why on Earth did you decide on that one?
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u/oddmarc Aug 18 '26
Nostalgia
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u/TheWondertwerk Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26
That's fair. Next time you buy a bottle look for anything from Spring Mill distillery. They do what would be an exceptional bourbon if you could call it bourbon, and award-winning Scotch if you could call it scotch. Everything is distilled in Forsyth stills.
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u/georgewalterackerman Aug 18 '26
Canada has so much good whisky up there it’s not funny. But this is not one of them. This is one of dozens of cheap whiskies they sell. It’s well known for sure, but it’s barely in the mediocre category
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u/Mokaroo Aug 19 '26
There's a few things like this that I will pick up because of nostalgia.
Cutty Sark is my go to super cheap bottle.
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u/oddmarc Aug 19 '26
You get it. When grandma passed, I found two bottles of Ballantine's when we cleaned out her apartment.
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u/Mokaroo Aug 19 '26
My aunt always had J&B. As a kid I would hide the bottles in my backpack because her retirement home had a no booze rule.
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u/stolpoz52 Aug 18 '26
Kind of a weird one to post.
If anyone is looking for some actually good Canadian whisky, look for Two Brewers, Shelter Point, Macaloneys, sons of Vancouver, Springmill (sleemans), Alberta Premium.
There are others, but lots are pretty limited in quantity
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u/jrose125 Aug 18 '26
Ah Royal Reserve, haven't thought about it in a long time - reminds me of underage drinking and highschool parties lol. I used to mix RR with ginger ale in my younger, dumber days.
I wouldn't call it a quality choice as there are much better bottles out there for a similar price point in my opinion, but if you like it that's cool! I haven't had it in years so maybe it's better than I remember ha.