Canadian Club- Did you know?

One week after our whirlwind trip to France we were whisked away to Windsor, Canada to learn about Canadian Club Whisky. Tish Harcus was our host at the Canadian Club Brand Center, which was built in 1894. The beautiful Mansion was built in Italian Renaissance style and houses an impressive art collection and museum that shouldn’t be missed. Canadian club was founded by Hiram Walker in 1858. Originally from Boston, Hiram moved to Detroit as a young man to build his future. Originally establishing his business in Detroit, Hiram recognized the value in establishing his distillery across the river in Walkerville, Ontario. With an abundance of grain, fresh water, and 100’s of people who were eager to help him craft his “Club Whisky”, Canadian Club became the most sought after Canadian Whisky. Canadian Club Whisky is unique because of it’s pre-barrel blending (before aging) that gives it it’s smooth taste. CC also uses once-used oak barrels (for aging) for a less-aggressive oak taste which gives it more versatility when mixing. Compared to the other leading brands in the US, CC is the only brand that uses the pre-barrel blending before aging method and ages its whisky for 6 years. This gives CC the smoothest taste and finish of any other Canadian Whisky on the market. Now that you know what makes CC so special, won’t you have one?