Crown Royal Northern Harvest - $30 (Bayview + Sheppard, ON)

canada_dry wrote: ↑Just got back from Bayview + Sheppard... they got in a skid this morning. There's still probably 200 bottles left as at 10am.

Of course LCBO's online inventory is useless... you've gotta call the store.

You mean Northern Harvest?

isn't this the one that was rated #1 whisky

This should be removed from Hot Deals. How is this a hot deal?

hank hill wrote: ↑This should be removed from Hot Deals. How is this a hot deal?

Hard to find, like those limited edition collectibles, plus it IS on sale!

For $30, this is hot considering it is rated the #1 Whisky in the world.

What is the regular price and size?

AlexJosh wrote: ↑Hard to find, like those limited edition collectibles, plus it IS on sale!

Hmmm I'm gonna check the upper James location at lunch. I would really like to try this stuff

Melkor wrote: ↑Hmmm I'm gonna check the upper James location at lunch. I would really like to try this stuff

You can check stock online: http://www.lcbo.ca/lcbo/product/crown-r ... rye/434092

It's usually updated in the morning with last night's closing inventory. Doesn't hurt to call as well to confirm.

Prior to the announcement of this being the #1 whisky, it was fairly easy to find - now it's impossible. Typical.

Heck, at least it's available in Ontario. Quebec does not even carry it.

http://www.thestar.com/business/2015/12 ... award.html

too bad I don't drink whisky or I would get this =)

Yeah there's an online inventory... except it's completely unreliable. E.g. this shipment isn't even there.

TripleHelix wrote: ↑You mean Northern Harvest?

Whoops... fixed. Thanks.

This stuff is next to impossible to get because no stores will ship it (they all want to keep it for their own store/customers) and all the stores in Ottawa have pre-paid purchases that take precedence so even when they do receive a shipment, stock is earmarked already and unattainable. I asked if I could pre-pay and they said no, too many people have already.

Picked up 2 bottles last Friday. Wish I picked more up, but I wanted to sample it first. Didn't think the store would sell out so quickly since they had 300+ in stock. Checked the stock on Sunday - zilch.

Anyhow - I'm by no means a whisky expert, but Crown is my beverage of choice. Compared to regular Crown, Northern Harvest goes down much more smoother. However, the bigger difference is afterwards. Northern Harvest doesn't have a bad aftertaste at all, but boy, my chest felt pretty damn warm compared to the regular stuff. I also note that Northern Harvest has 5% more alcohol content.

It's selling around $38-40 in Alberta, when you can find it, $30 is amazing. It's good, especially for a Crown product, and even at the Alberta price it's a great as both a Canadian whisky and as a rye. When the hype dies down, and assuming the price doesn't increase, it will be a staple in my cabinet.

With that said, it isn't my favourite rye in my cabinet, let alone whisky. If the award peaked your interest in Canadian whisky, Lot 40 is comparatively priced in Alberta, and and I prefer it, and Alberta Premium Dark Horse is cheaper here, and a good rye. If budget isn't a big concern, the High West ryes are fantastic.

s1gfromwpg wrote: ↑Picked up 2 bottles last Friday. Wish I picked more up, but I wanted to sample it first. Didn't think the store would sell out so quickly since they had 300+ in stock. Checked the stock on Sunday - zilch.

Anyhow - I'm by no means a whisky expert, but Crown is my beverage of choice. Compared to regular Crown, Northern Harvest goes down much more smoother. However, the bigger difference is afterwards. Northern Harvest doesn't have a bad aftertaste at all, but boy, my chest felt pretty damn warm compared to the regular stuff. I also note that Northern Harvest has 5% more alcohol content.

The Northern Harvest is also actually from a mash bill of 90% rye, whereas regular Crown is likely mostly corn.

picked up 2 bottles at leaside today (wicksteed), they got a shipment of over 500 over night, will be out in an hour or two i'm guessing

JLu416 wrote: ↑You can check stock online: http://www.lcbo.ca/lcbo/product/crown-r ... rye/434092

It's usually updated in the morning with last night's closing inventory. Doesn't hurt to call as well to confirm.

Neither Bayview or Wicksteed show any inventory using the on-line inventory checker (use at your own risk)....

-Callahan-

krazykanuck wrote: ↑Prior to the announcement of this being the #1 whisky, it was fairly easy to find - now it's impossible. Typical.

Heck, at least it's available in Ontario. Quebec does not even carry it.

http://www.thestar.com/business/2015/12 ... award.html

Because no one would have guessed that Crown Royal would produce a really good whiskey. And now people want to try it.

And it is a really great whiskey — it's just that no one knew about it before.