Canadian Corn Whisky 6 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)

Part of independent bottler and blender That Boutique-y Whisky Company’s ‘core range’, each of which has a deer on the front label of the 70cl bottles. Except this one. Which has a moose. Because Canada. Yes, this is something a little different. We usually see corn in bourbon (which must be at least 51% corn, with rye or wheat usually included). This is corn whisky (Canada uses the spelling ‘whisky’, as opposed to ‘whiskey’ most common in America) made with 95% corn and 5% malted rye. Plus it’s matured, unusually, in 100% oloroso sherry casks!

The first Boutique-y bottles were unveiled at Maltstock 2012 (the Dutch relaxed whisky weekend). They added some colour and dare we say much needed fun to a whisky world stuck between the traditional and a narrow style of luxury-minded modern branding. That and some seriously tasty small batch whiskies!