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When I reached drinking age in the sixties, the most common liquor drinks I heard ordered were all Canadian whiskey drinks;  CC and 7, Windsor and water or Crown Royal on the rocks.  It may have been a fad of the time.  And why?  These Canadian whiskeys were much smoother and lighter than the common bourbons bars used to make whiskey drinks.  They were blended and aged to taste smooth and light.  To be a Canadian whiskey, you didn't have too many rules to follow;  the main one being, it should be distilled and aged in Canada.

What made these Canadian drinks easier on the palate than American bourbon?  Mainly, the aging process which lasts at least three years.   Bourbon must be aged in new oak barrels -  that's the law.  And what do the bourbon distillers do with their use barrels?  They sell them to the Canadian distillers.  It makes for a milder, softer, gentler finished product. 

Are you still wondering what those drinks are I referred to above?  CC is Canadian Club; 7 is Seven Up soft drink.  Windsor is Windsor Canadian.  Crown Royal is one of the elite Canadian Whiskeys.  If you want an American whiskey similar to the Canadian, try Seagrams 7 Crown.  It is also a blended whiskey with similar aging.
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