Episode 01: J.P. Wiser's One Fifty Review

To get things moving I decided to review a very special Canadian Whisky. J.P. Wiser's One Fifty. They only released 7,827 bottles which corresponds to the number of weeks since confederation. each bottle is numbers and the week it represents is clearly marked on the front. One note I need to add here is that this whisky was aged in new oak. during the YouTube recording I could not remember and I misspoke. It is new oak.

This release is a wonderful way to celebrate Canada's 150! I enjoyed this smooth whisky on July 1st and picked up toasted sugars, a bit of vanilla and balanced oak. I generally find Wiser's a bit sweet, but this expression had a longer finish and and fuller mouth feel than a few of their other offerings I have had. Coming back to it now in October, I do notice some spicy notes, but they are well balanced with age or blend, so they are interesting, but not overpowering. If you can still find a bottle I would definitely go out and pick one up. This is an excellent, sipping whisky and I would give it 4.5 stars and certainly move it to 5 stars considering it's uniqueness.

Feel free to watch my review and listen to a bit of my rambling on YouTube. I'm just getting so I would appreciate any connections or advice on what you would like to read about or watch. I hope to talk with you again next week.

Review: ✮✮✮✮✬
YouTube: https://youtu.be/zN1Zyu5nwQs

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