Forty Creek Barrel Select Canadian Whisky (75cl, 40%)

Forty Creek Barrel Select is a Canadian whisky from the Forty Creek Distillery in Grimsby, Ontario, bottled at 40% in a 750ml bottle. It was first released in 2000 by founder John K. Hall. Hall's approach distils corn, rye and barley separately in copper pot stills and ages each on its own for 6 to 10 years. The whiskies are then blended and finished for six months in used sherry casks. Tasting notes describe honey, vanilla, orange peel and apricot on the nose, over toasted oak and black walnut. The palate is rich, with vanilla, honey, rye spice and cocoa, and the finish is smooth and lingering, with spice and dried fruit.