Canadian Mist

Canadian Whisky
Purchase Price: $15 (1L)
Place of Purchase: Warehouse - New York, NY
Rating: 7.8

Canadian Mist was always laughed at when I was growing up (and this in a region of the country where most of the adults routinely drowned their despair and celebrated milestones with gallon upon gallon of the nigh undrinkable Black Velvet) and it probably wasn't fair. Perception is everything and I don't think the big newspaper ads in the sports section touting $5.99 fifths (as they were called then) helped perpetuate a desirable brand image for Canadian Mist. Factor in how easily Mist rhymes with "piss" and you can imagine the fun all the teen and pre-teen alkies I knew had with this poor brand. Well, forget all that. If you need a reasonably-priced drink to serve to the .002% of the general population that still drinks Canadian whisky, this is a prime candidate. It's as mild and affable as one of those old Michael J. Fox/Nancy McKeon romance movies.