Oh Canada!

The second trip of our AMCA  class took us to the lovely city of Windsor Canada and the Canadian Club distillery.  Now owned by Jim Beam, this 150+ year old Candian whiskey distillery is steeped in tradition, history, innovation and maybe even a ghost or two!    Two of the more interesting things I discovered on this trip was that C.C. and other Canadian whiskey makers use temperature controlled warehouses and that C.C. blends there whiskey prior to barreling.  By controlling the warehouse temperature, they have a better understanding of the whisky’s maturation during the cold winter.   The proprietary process C.C. uses by blending the whisky prior to aging was also interesting.  By doing so, they believe that the mash bill can blend smoother by being together longer.  Very interesting!    Thanks to C.C. and there Brand Ambassador Tish Harcus for a great visit!