Gillman Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 (edited) Well, it's back. Every few years Lot 40 reappears, like a fondly-recalled pop group that refuses to call it a day. And like some of those recurring rock outfits, this whiskey shows its chops can get better. The current release is cotton-soft in texture and quite bourbon-like in taste. The old pot still rye, varsol-like notes are present, but the result is more nuanced than of yore, it's more approachable and much better than all prior iterations IMO.Not to be missed and a bargain at about $40.00.Gary Edited October 24, 2012 by Gillman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portwood Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I've been enjoying this for a few days. It may be the most flavourful Canadian whisky on the market today.It has taken top spot on my Canadian shelf - ahead of Wiser's Legacy and Alberta Premium 30yo.Since the LCBO has it listed as "limited supply" I'm going to stock up. A full case (12?) may be too much but 6 for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasH Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Hopefully this will still be available when I go to Windsor next month. I recently scored a bottle of Wisers Legacy in a local store here!Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbear Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Is this available in the states? I have an old bottle in the bunker..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillman Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 I'd think the new one will be available soon, since the older releases were.It would be interesting to compare the two. They are similar but the new one is more refined IMO, more like a cross between an aged bourbon and a vigorous, younger straight rye.Now that this is back, I definitely rate it in the top group of the Canadians. Wiser's Legacy is good too although I preferred the initial bottling back in 2010 to the current one. One thing that has emerged for the high-end Canadians is how different they are. Bourbon and straight rye in the U.S. present more similarities, whereas products like CC 20 and 30 or Alberta Premium 30, Dark Horse, Lot 40, John Hall's range from Kittling Ridge (Barrel Select etc.), and the U.S. bottlings like WhistlePig and Masterson's are all quite different. This reflects the greater stylistic variety at work today or at least now being made public (as it seems the more assertive whiskeys were always made in-house and used for blending).Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskyToWhiskey Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I picked this one up too, really like it. I'm not sure if I would rate it higher than the Legacy (only had it open a day, my opinion as it stays open could change), but the two are very close. Forty Creek I really like the Copper Pot, but am not as big a fan of the Port Wood or Barrel Select finding too much influence the port and sherry casks have on the whisky. Legacy, Lot 40 and Wisers Small Batch are my 3 favorites right now, all Corby's products I believe, and I'm looking forward to trying the Pike Creek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithford Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Hopefully this will still be available when I go to Windsor next month.Thomas, just before you go to Windsor, do a search at the LCBO. Search the store inventory in Windsor to see which ones have it in stock. The numbers are updated overnight and are usually pretty accurate (unless you see only one bottle - sometimes those are phantoms). Currently, two outlets in Windsor have stock of Lot No. 40. (further searching reveals that both of those stores also have Wiser's Legacy, and Forty Creek Confederation Oak). You could walk away with the Canadian Whiskey Triple Crown. :yum: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtgraves Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Now this is some great news! I'll certainly be on the lookout for this one. Lot 40 was the whiskey that made me rethink my views on Canadian ryes. Hopefully it won't take too long for it to trickle down to texas. I'll enjoy trying it next to old bottle I'm currently drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasH Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I already have the Wisers legacy and Confederation Oak. I always search the LCBO befre going to Windsor. The Store at howard and E C Rowe expressway is like a super store. Another store around the corner and up the Road from The Canadian Club distillery is also good. We usually buy Crown Royal at duty free but otherwise I only buy stuff I can't get in the US, and many time it ends up being Canadian. While my wife and Sister in law and brother in law go to the casino, I go bottle hunting!ThomasThomas, just before you go to Windsor, do a search at the LCBO. Search the store inventory in Windsor to see which ones have it in stock. The numbers are updated overnight and are usually pretty accurate (unless you see only one bottle - sometimes those are phantoms). Currently, two outlets in Windsor have stock of Lot No. 40. (further searching reveals that both of those stores also have Wiser's Legacy, and Forty Creek Confederation Oak). You could walk away with the Canadian Whiskey Triple Crown. :yum: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megawatt Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Having a glass now, and I absolutely love it. I also like your comment, Gary, about the increasing variety of Canadian whiskies. I too have a harder time differentiating between bourbons, possibly because they tend to have that overwhelming bourbon taste whereas Canadian whisky is more subtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphanumeric Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 A shipment of the 2012 just made it to my local Binny's. $60, so not quite the $40 bargain, but I picked one up anyway because it's been on my list and I don't have any Canadians right now. Looking forward to trying this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theglobalguy Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 A shipment of the 2012 just made it to my local Binny's. $60, so not quite the $40 bargain, but I picked one up anyway because it's been on my list and I don't have any Canadians right now. Looking forward to trying this one.Damn that's pricey! I enjoyed it at the $39 i picked it up for at LCBO in Canada, wouldn't be a buyer at $60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portwood Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 (edited) Damn that's pricey! I enjoyed it at the $39 i picked it up for at LCBO in Canada, wouldn't be a buyer at $60.Payback for the bourbons that cost 60 bucks up here but can be had for 40 south of the border.:slappin:What I really want to know is: whatever happened to "free trade":confused: Edited September 19, 2013 by portwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theglobalguy Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Payback for the bourbons that cost 60 bucks up here but can be had for 40 south of the border.:slappin:What I really want to know is: whatever happened to "free trade":confused:Zing! Point well taken. As a CDN expat living in KY, i recognize VERY MUCH how good i have it. When i found a 90's era Lot 40 in KY this summer....$36. Any profit that store might have made was long gone due to carrying capital costs, taxes, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I liked the first version of Lot 40 and was sorta planning on picking up one of these new ones but not at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskyRI Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 $60 might be a little steep but it is tasty juice. Back in August at the Canadian Whisky tasting I put on with Davin De Kergomeaux - Lot 40 was the most popular whisky of the tasting. The second favorite was Pike Creek Double Barreled - which can be had for under $40 if memory serves. Also quite tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 It's about $50 out the door but I have to drive up to Vancouver to pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtgraves Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 The original is what got me started in dusty hunting. When it finally makes it to Texas, I'll pick up a bottle, and try it alongside one of my dusty Lot 40s At $60, it might be the only one I ever buy, but I just have to compare them for myself. Can't fight that curiosity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphanumeric Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 You guys have certainly de-winded my sails. I purchased it out of excitement and figured Binny's was due for a 15 or 20%-off sale in the next month (thirty day returns on unopened bottles). I wasn't planning on returning it if a sale didn't pop up, but I am now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodo Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I had a glass tonight - really nice stuff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theglobalguy Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 In stock @ TPS now for $55 for those within a drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 This bottle is growing on me :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidfive Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 found three in CA at $57 plus tax.Grabbed all three of them, was really surprised to see them on the shelf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theglobalguy Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 found three in CA at $57 plus tax.Grabbed all three of them, was really surprised to see them on the shelf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnDew Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Man, I'm really going to have to open my bottle now. That and the pikes creek I grabbed in Edmonton, can't wait to give them a whirl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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