Alberta Premium

Alberta Premium

Alberta Premium (produced by Alberta Distillers Ltd, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is one of the rare remaining 100% rye grain Rye Whiskies produced in Canada (see also Century Distilling's Century Reserve 13 Year Old).

Alberta Premium won "Canadian Whisky of the Year" in Jim Murray's 2006 and 2007 Whisky Bibles. New late in 2007, the 25-year-old Limited Edition bottling won the honour in the 2008 Whisky Bible. [ [http://www.whiskybible.com Whisky Bible] ] [ [http://www.househunting.ca/components/print.aspx?id=d41abee6-1acd-43df-961a-b2c16742ad44 Calgary Herald 16 March 2008] ]

The whisky is quite strongly-flavoured and charismatic for a Canadian whisky, and could be considered less approachable (analogously to the Islay malts in the Scotch whisky domain). There is a distinctively firm, somewhat acid note from the rye grain, which distinguishes Alberta Premium to any taster in a blind lineup of Canadian Whiskies. Unlike its 10-year-old blended stablemate, Alberta Springs, Alberta Premium is only aged for five years - perhaps accounting for some of the comparative feistiness.

Alberta Premium is currently only available in Canada. Despite its unique composition, it occupies the same shelving and price bracket as the staple Canadian whisky brands. [ [http://www.bcliquorstores.com/en/products/984 Alberta Premium at BC Liquor Stores] ]

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