Glen Breton Rare

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Glen Breton Rare with Collector's Case

Glen Breton Rare is a Canadian single malt whisky. It is distilled and produced by Glenora Distilleries of Glenville, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Created by Glenora Distilleries, the whisky's name was put into question before it had ever sold a bottle. The Scotch Whisky Association, a firm representing 57 different scotch whisky companies from Scotland, felt that the Whisky from Cape Breton of Nova Scotia, Canada was misleading potential international buyers by using the term "Glen" in its name -- a term used almost specifically on scotch whisky labels. The distillery started production in June 1990, with bottles hitting the shelves in the early 2000s.

On January 24, 2007, CBC News reported that the Canadian Trademarks Opposition Board rejected the arguments of the Scotch Whisky Association, clearing the way for the distillery to continue to use the Glen Breton Rare label. The Scotch Whisky Association responded that the ruling was inconsistent with international case law, and that it would file an appeal.[1]

Glen Breton Rare is aged 10 years and is marketed as Canada's only single malt whisky. The natural water source of the distillery is MacLellan's Brook. Glen Breton Rare is Glenora Distilleries only bottling of single malt whisky as of yet. The distillery is open to tours.

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According to Glen Breton Rare's promotional in-box pamphlet, the nose (aroma) of the whisky is medium-bodied, pleasantly fiery, offering a tight combination of butterscotch, heather, honey, and ground ginger, with wood-infused undertones.

The whisky's colour is golden-yellow highlighted with hints of amber and orange.

The palate (taste) of the whisky is light to medium bodied with noticeable alcohol expression. Creamy with toasty wood, almond, caramel, and a subtle hint of charcoal and peat.

A lingering finish (aftertaste), lightly tasting of wood.