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HONEY DO Put Crown Royal’s newest limited-edition flavor on your list BY ALISON BAILIN BATZ
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ver the past several years, Crown Royal Blended Canadian Whisky has taken great pride in developing new and innovative flavor profiles for the marketplace. Most recently, these include: Crown XO, Crown Monarch 75th Anniversary Blend, Crown Maple, Crown Regal Apple and Crown Northern Harvest Rye. In fact, “Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2016” just crowned the Harvest Rye as the “World Whisky of the Year for 2016.” On the heels of these successes, the award-winning whisky formally launched a new, limited-edition offering in May: Crown Royal Honey. “Crown Royal Honey, which is only available through the summer months for now, is an extraordinary blend of 50 of the finest whiskies, each of which has been hand-selected by the Crown master blender, and combined with the sweet taste of honey,” says Diageo Master of Whisky Tom Turner. “The result is a
“As is with all their whiskies, every drop of Crown Royal Honey is developed in the small town of Gimli in Manitoba, Canada from resilient natural ingredients. After all, negative 30-degree weather can be the norm here for weeks on end, and temperature swings 50 or more degrees overnight can be commonplace certain times of the year,” Turner says. “The hearty ingredients are carefully combined with very smooth water, which is naturally filtered through the limestone beneath Lake Winnipeg, and then matured in barrels over a series of years. The result is America’s top-selling whisky.” Currently available at Fry’s Food & Drug Stores, Total Wine & More, Walmart, CVS and BevMo!, Turner recommends sampling Crown Royal Honey on the rocks and also experimenting with it in several traditional drinks and classic summer cocktails at home or by the pool. Here are some best bets:
Crown Royal Honey Lemonade 1.5 ounces Crown Royal Honey 3 ounces fresh-squeezed lemonade Crown Royal Honey Iced Tea 1.5 ounces Crown Royal Honey 3 ounces iced tea Crown Royal HoneyCran 1.5 ounces Crown Royal Honey 4 ounces unsweetened cranberry juice
CLASSIC COCKTAILS Northern Honey Old Fashioned 1 ounce Crown Royal Honey ¾ ounce Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye 2 dashes bitters ½ teaspoon simple syrup Lemon twist
vibrantly delicious combination with a distinctly rich taste.” On the nose, it gives off an oaky aroma with slight brown spice notes. On the palate, it is easy to detect the real clover honey blended within. The mouthfeel is at first a bit tingly, but then finishes quite smooth. UPTOWN |
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Crown Royal Honey Smash 1 ½ ounces Crown Royal Honey ½ ounce simple syrup ½ lemon, quartered 5 mint sprigs Crown Royal Honey Ginger 1 ½ ounces Crown Royal Honey 3 ½ ounces ginger beer ½ ounce lemon juice