Grande Canadian

Canadian Whisky
Purchase Price: $12
Place of Purchase: Warehouse - New York, NY
Rating: 7.7

I grew up in a town where that most infamous of Canadians--Black Velvet--ruled the roost. I never liked it, because just what was there to like? The stuff is all harshness and truculence, just the ticket to wash away bad memories of another day at the mill. At least that's what you'd think but the fact is, it wasn't just steel workers and retired drunks who took to BV with such enthusiasm back then. In fact, there are people "of means" and in general, fairly decent taste in things, who STILL love the stuff. Well, good for them, they can have it. What's funny is that Grande Canadian is actually cheaper than Black Velvet, but it somehow manages to taste better. It's not exactly as delicious as a mouthful of Lucky Charms, but if the soaring costs of 21st-century living have left you with only enough money for a cheap bottle of Canadian Whisky, grab this instead of the "other guy." Some good things should happen from that point on. If you drink enough, of course.