J.P. Wiser's kit allows you to blend your own
whisky at home
TORONTO, Oct. 20, 2021 /CNW/ - At the J.P. Wiser's Brand
Centre, the Whisky Blending 101 class with Master Blender Dr.
Don Livermore is a hit.
It always attracts a crowd, and one of the most common questions
heard during each class is how people can re-create the experience
in their homes. Now they can. J.P. Wiser's is introducing a Blend
Your Own Whisky kit this holiday season, a unique idea that gives
whisky lovers the chance to play the role of the Master
Blender.
"Our whisky blending kit really gets to the DNA of Canadian
whisky," says Dr. Don. "What makes Canadian whisky unique is the
blending. In Canada, each grain is
distilled separately, and then brought together in a recipe in the
end."
The kit available this holiday season emphasizes barrel quality,
with different mini bottles presenting a different barrel quality —
particularly spicy, smoky and wine. This kit includes five 200mL
bottles of different whiskies to blend and create their own whisky
to enjoy at home:
- Five-year-old double distilled — A light, smooth whisky
with dried fruits, English toffee, caramel and vanilla on the nose,
and toasted grain, rich toffee, vanilla and subtle pepper on the
palate. Its body is rounded and smooth, with a finish that is
velvety and sweet.
- Single column distilled whisky — A bold whisky with a
lingering spice finish. It has rye bread, dried berries and cherry
on the nose, and a palate that is grainy with hints of green apple
and pepper.
- Double distilled wine barrel whisky — Smooth and silky,
this whisky has a nose of white plum, rich wood and hazelnut and
displays dark ripe fruit, roasted nuts and cinnamon on the palate.
The finish is lingering warmth.
- Double distilled smoky whisky — With hints of fresh cut
wood, cinnamon, clove and roasted nuts on the palate, this sample
is a rich and complex whisky. The finish is black tea, with walnut,
clove, leather and pipe tobacco on the nose.
- Double distilled spice whisky — A rich, medium-bodied
whisky with a finish of dried herbs and spices. The nose offers
vanilla, oregano, sage and subtle coffee, with sweet toffee, dried
fruit, ginger and sour dough bread on the palate.
The kit also includes an empty 375mL bottle to fill with your
own concoction, a graduated cylinder and pipette and Dr. Don's
Master Blending Guide — and he recommends blending to match the
occasion you are marking.
"Whisky is all about the occasion, and the type of occasion
should determine the type of whisky you will enjoy," says Dr. Don.
"If it is after dinner, you want a smooth sipping whisky you can
enjoy neat, perhaps one that was aged in a wine barrel. A gathering
or party may call for a rye in a cocktail like an Old Fashioned or
mixed with cola or ginger ale."
If you are in a cocktail occasion, blend a whisky with a little
more rye content. If you want something smoother, use the whisky
from the wine barrel or the five-year-old. If you like it distilled
and chilled, you want something from barrels that give it a little
more spice.
For his own preferences, Dr. Don looks for balance in his
whisky.
"The ingredients are almost all equal," he says. "I like a
whisky that when you drink it, you go through a story. You want
sweetness up front; the intensity level is steady, and then down.
You want to appreciate the flavour experience equally all the way
through. Some whiskies have bite at front or burning sensation at
the end; I'm shooting for balance."
The blending kit pairs perfectly with two books being released
by Dr. Don this season — the first two volumes of The Canadian
Whisky Master Class. The Keeper of History recounts the inside
story of the Hiram Walker and Sons distillery, one of Canada's oldest and largest whisky
distilleries, and Blending 101 helps consumes better understand the
distinctive characteristics of Canadian whisky
The J.P. Wiser's Blend Your Own Whisky kit will be available
online and at LCBO outlets across Ontario by early November and in BCLS stores
in British Columbia by
November 13th.
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