Incidentally, the Crown Royal symbol and iconic purple bag look a lot like the Jewish keter malchut crown and tallit, or prayer shawl bag, respectively.

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It absolutely sounds good, certainly, but based on reviews and the other offerings on this list, our testers felt that it might just be a lesser version of Drambuie — too sweet to drink on its own but probably rather delightful when that sugariness is tamped down in a bourbon cocktail. The brand was a primary sponsor of the Washington International Horse Show for several years in the 1990s and from 1995 to 2008 sponsored the Crown Royal American Turf Stakes, a Thoroughbred horse race run at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby Day.In February 2019, Crown Royal released Crown Royal Peach as the newest addition to its flavor series lineup with the intention of it being a spring seasonal release. Failing that, you can always mix it with cola for a straight-up vanilla coke cocktail that delivers definite drinkability. The brand’s Signature Series includes the original Deluxe, Crown Royal Rye, Crown Royal Black, and Blender’s Mash. In fact, the bottle seems to be an ode to Christmas itself, so don't even imagine using this in summer cocktails. Unlike American “rye whiskey,” which legally must contain at least 51 percent rye, Canadian whisky can have zero, some, or a whole lot of rye in its mash bill.

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Other reviewers still felt that it was overly sweet; Rum Howler agreed that the sweetness of the spirit made it fairly undrinkable on its own but that it was alright in mixed drinks.In 2008, a fuzzy video showing the former first lady and secretary of state enjoying a dram of the Canadian spirit surfaced online. Crown Royal Hand Selected Barrel was introduced in May 2015, and is a single barrel rye that is produced from the brand's Coffey rye still, the only one of its kind in North America. The flavor series is ideal for use in a range of cocktails including variations on classics like the Gold Rush, Manhattan, and Old Fashioned.