GlenBretonICE10YearOld(700mL)

<p>A spectacular Ice Wine-finished Canadian Single Malt that will be had to forget. </p><p>The story of <em>Glenora Distillery</em> — founded in 1989 by Bruce Jardine — is a classic <em>David and Goliath tale. </em>As soon as the Scotch Whisky Association heard about it, they did what any self-respecting trade association in the pocket of major international spirit conglomerates would do… they <em>filed a lawsuit</em> saying that no one outside of Scotland could use the word<em> “glen” </em>in their company or product name. We’ll spare you the details, but a long trial and three appeals later, the Canadian courts <em>said rubbish to that, </em>and rightly so. Anyway… since then they have won awards, started selling internationally, and make <em>a bloody-good range</em> of Canadian Single Malt Whisky.</p><p>Do NOT make the mistake of seeing “Canada” and assuming this is a Rye or Grain Whisky. It’s <em>a real Canadian Single Malt</em> from the get-go. Their core ten year old even made the “101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die” list — they’re that good. <em>Glen Breton Rare ICE 10 Year Old</em> is that same delectable Single Malt aged ten years in ex-Bourbon barrels and finished four months in <em>Ice Wine casks</em> from the nearby <em>Jost Vineyards. </em>All that results in their top-notch Whisky gaining more rich sweetness and exceptional fruit notes.</p><p><u>Smartass Corner:</u><em>Ice Wines are made from grapes that have been frozen on the vine. Basically this means that they have been “freeze-dried” and had a good bit of the water squeezed out. They are known to be flavor-packed with dense and buttery fruit notes.</em></p>