Sazerac’s Rich & Rare Canadian Whisky is a fast-growing brand — the fastest-growing U.S.-bottled Canadian brand last year — but one that is available in only about a dozen states right now. It’s also dirt cheap: The standard bottling sells for about $7.50.
The line is already expanding to add a Reserve bottling which will sell for all of $10 to $14 when it’s released this month.
This whisky — no age statement, 80 proof — is a brilliant orange in color, and citrus is the dominant flavor on the palate. It’s sweet but not cloying, with rich, sherried fruitiness to it — orange, plums, and grilled peaches. The finish is driven by the wood — caramel and cotton candy notes — but it goes out clean. While rye is obviously a component here, it’s not a dominant one: Spiciness is limited largely to the nose, where you get a touch of herbs, and a fleeting hint of it on the finish.
All told, it’s easygoing but surprisingly alive and balanced for a whisky that will probably set you back all of 13 bucks.
A- / $13 / sazerac.com
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i was told about r&r whiskey 2 months ago and it is great. it is all we drink out our private club in chesapeake, va. it is so smooth on the rocks. we buy it at the abc store on liberty st. in chesapeake, va 23324.
again it is a grat whisky.
keep up the good work, tim
Been drinking R&R for 6 years, by far the best value and flavor in West Michigan
I’ve been drinking R & R since about 1973
My friendly bartender suggested this when he could not offer me Jose Cuervo(all
he carried was El toro)
I tried a shot of R & R and have been drinking it ever since.
I AM disappointed that they changed the shape of the bottle – it had “character” with
the old bottle