The Whisky

Crown Royal Provenance Gimli, Man., on the shores of Lake Winnipeg

Notes From the Distiller Using the naturally limestone-filtered water from the lake, this blend of 50 whiskies – with Crown Royal handselected barrel Canadian whisky at its heart – the Coffey rye whisky was distilled in the Coffey Still to commemorate the first grand tour of Canada by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939. Bottled in cut glass, shaped into that of a crown and packaged in a purple “robe,” it was placed on the royal train as a symbol of the genuine nature of the Canadian people.

> Black Beauty

The cocktail’s mixed ingredients work well due to the notes of dried fruit (mainly fig) in the Crown Royal Blended Canadian Whisky, matured in charred oak barrels.

1.5 oz Crown Royal Black Blended Canadian Whisky

1 splash grenadine

4 oz club soda

1 lime wedge

Pour whisky into an ice-filled highball class. Add grenadine and club soda and stir. Garnish with a lime wedge.