Hood River Distillers describes the nose as “musky notes of leather mix with warm cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and a hint of ginger finished with subtle undertones of dried fruit.” All I can say to that is…Really? I mean…really? The nose is faint at best. You are left with small droplets suspended near the top ring. It leaves a ring near the top of the swirl, but quickly evaporates below it. This is not an oily whisky, but it still appears to stick to the interior of the glass. However, the legs are different from other, similar whiskies I’ve observed. The color is the traditional brown with shades of orange. This 90 proof whisky comes from a mixed set of stocks, some of it all aged in Canada for three to six years, and some of it finished in Brandy casks in the United States. When mixed with any other liquid, including water or ice, it is frequently overwhelmed. This part is true, but often it’s so smooth as to have no character, so smooth that you don’t even take notice of any part of it as you consume it. It’s marketed as a very smooth sipping whisky. To that line, Hood River now adds Pendleton Midnight Blended Canadian Whisky.įor many of us living down here in the States, there is either a love it or hate it relationship with Canadian whisky. ![]() Their whiskey line is based on sourced Canadian whiskies, including the main Pendleton Canadian whisky, a rye, a cinnamon-flavored whisky. Hood River Distillers has been at its current bottling facility in Hood River, located along the Columbia River with majestic Mt. ![]() Established in 1934 in Hood River, Oregon, Hood River Distillers began by making fruit wines and brandies from the apples and pears that were going to waste as excess production from the valley’s abundant harvests. Hood River Distillers describes itself as the largest and oldest importer, producer, bottler, and marketer of spirits in the Pacific Northwest.
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