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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy
I spend way to much time here. But its the best waste of time I have found so far!
Anyone ever drink a Canadian Whiskey called "Canadian club"? I got cheap today and insted of coughing up $50 for a good handle of vodka bought a $20 handle of what I suspect is bum whiskey. Its not as sweet as VO, but still smooth. Just wondering if I should expect a crazy hangover....I have a beer stein half full of the stuff I'm working on...   |
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You have discovered Canadian Club Whisky, eh? It's says Canadian Blended Rye Whisky, on the label, but it is as American, as the "Small-Block Chevy!"
It's distilled in Walkerville, Ontario, by Hiram Walker Co., and was originally an American made Whisky. It moved from Detroit, to escape the Vollstedt Act, Prohibition as it was more commonly known, and made there since. It was legal for export purposes from Canada, but not legal to be imorrted into the USA. This caused a new class of "boot-legger," to be born. Anyone who had a fast boat would make a quick trip to Windsor, for a midnight run, and make some illegal money. Thje cops couldn't keep up with speedboats and was usually pretty safe way of making money, until the Fed's, started shooting. There is so much whisky that was thrown over the side into the Detroit River, you could almost walk over to Detroit on the whisky cases, and not touch bottom. My step-grandfather was a boot-legger and ran a "family oriented, Blind-Pig," in those years. I heard this from him and my step-dad.
The quality of the Whisky, is top class! The price is excellent for what you are buying. I drink it by choice! I like it on ice, neat or with a little water or Vernor's Ginger Ale, another Detroit born soft-drink. I also like it as a "shot and a beer wash, libation, it really quenches a dry thirst after a hard day of physical work. It was a popular drink for the Auto Workers, after work, when they stopped for a drink or two, before going home to Supper and Family, or before going to work.
My family and I owned a Bar & Grill in Ann Arbor, MI. A college town and not a factory town. It was popular there too. When ordering one, it was called a CC with water, or a CC with a beer wash. If you called it by name, it brought attention to yourself, as being a stranger in the Detroit area.
I haven't had a CC, in a while. I think that I will "Strike a blow for Liberty," tomorrow.