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Posted: 1/27/2018 6:47:34 PM EST

I like my Bourbon bit sometimes I like to change it up. Crown Royal is a good line of Whiskey, I like their rye bit it needs to breath some before you drink it. The regular and black is very nice but the XO is exquisite!

Posted: 1/27/2018 6:49:25 PM EST

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CR probably got America through the '60s and "70s. It used to be very popular.

Posted: 1/27/2018 6:49:47 PM EST

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They have great marketing. I like Crown but, to me, it's not as good as it is popular.

Posted: 1/27/2018 6:49:55 PM EST

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I don't really care for it, either by itself or in a mixed drink.

Posted: 1/27/2018 6:50:49 PM EST

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Last night, and likely tonight, it'll be Captain Morgans and cokes for me. Need a break from the beer and Woodford reserve.

Posted: 1/27/2018 6:51:12 PM EST

[#5]

It’s good but it ain’t no bourbon

Posted: 1/27/2018 6:51:29 PM EST

[#6]

Have any of you tried the XO? Wooh! Talk about smooth....

Posted: 1/27/2018 6:53:28 PM EST

[#7]

NO no no

Posted: 1/27/2018 6:53:50 PM EST

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Because you're a pirate

Posted: 1/27/2018 6:54:02 PM EST

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It's still the most popular 'call drink' in Texas. 'Crown and coke' is a staple around these parts.

Posted: 1/27/2018 6:54:08 PM EST

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Crown and Coke is usually what I drink. Has neen for years

Crown amd Sprite gave me a headache this morning

Posted: 1/27/2018 6:54:47 PM EST

[#11]

I drink a lot of bourbon... cant stand Clown Oil.

Posted: 1/27/2018 6:55:14 PM EST

[#12]

Agree. Dependably good. Comfortable.

Posted: 1/27/2018 6:56:34 PM EST

[#13]

That’s because bourbon tastes like burnt assholes.

Canadian whiskey is delicious.

Posted: 1/27/2018 6:58:18 PM EST

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The Navy base I drill at goes through SO MUCH crown, they get an even better volume deal that other military exchanges, $39 a handle.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:00:14 PM EST

[#15]

Meh, gives me a headache. Comparing it to Bourbon is like comparing a Timex to a Rolex.
Both tell time and end in "ex", but that is about where any comparison ends.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:00:16 PM EST

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The only one I like is the CR Maple Finished. Now that actually tastes smooth and a little thicker, compared to all the other Crown Royal whisky blends, that have a watery consistency. I don't drink very much, just a little bit if I catch a cold or core throat. I have a 750 mL bottle that I bought about 11 years ago. There is still about 1/3 of the bottle left. That should last me another 5 years.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:02:17 PM EST

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Pretty sure it's what helped kill my Grandpa

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:05:42 PM EST

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Try Captain and 7up.

Just as good but with a more "Cream Soda" smell.

It's my favorite drink lately.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:06:29 PM EST

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Crown royal black is close to bourbon. Its finished in bourbon barrels. Nice stuff.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:08:18 PM EST

[#20]

Ehh. If I'm not drinking bourbon I'll have some Irish whiskey or scotch. Kinda meh on Canadian.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:08:18 PM EST

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Posted: 1/27/2018 7:08:30 PM EST

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Crown is a Giffen whiskey. The poorer you are, the more you're likely to buy it.

I mean, I get it. I've been poor and drank cheap whiskey. But, if you want bourbon and you're drinking Crown, you're either poor or confused.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:10:16 PM EST

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Drank it a lot when I was underage. Not terrible by any means but I'd rather have Four Roses.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:13:58 PM EST

[#24]

I have Crown Apple, but i like my Jim Beam better.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:16:18 PM EST

[#25]

Ghetto whiskey

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:18:44 PM EST

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Posted: 1/27/2018 7:20:23 PM EST

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No, it's not.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:20:27 PM EST

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Smooth but too sweet for my taste.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:22:55 PM EST

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Canadian whiskey is delicious.

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Go choke yourself

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:23:59 PM EST

[#30]

Canadian Hunter is a good alternative to Crown Royal.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:25:55 PM EST

[#31]

I'm Canadian and I don't touch CR.
Give me Eagle Rare or Blanton's

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:28:49 PM EST

[#32]

Too sweet for me.

And now there’s the stupid Crown Royal Bourbon Mash. No. Just no. You are not a bourbon. Bourbons are 100% American.

But hey, they have a bitchin’ tent at the HSLR Cook Off, so I can’t complain too much.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:34:09 PM EST

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Smooth but too sweet for my taste.

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Have any of you tried the XO? Wooh! Talk about smooth....

Smooth but too sweet for my taste.

Crown is too sweet for my taste.

I drink my spirits straight of over an ice cube. Nothing gets between me and the true taste of the liquor that way.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:34:29 PM EST

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The only one I like is the CR Maple Finished. Now that actually tastes smooth and a little thicker, compared to all the other Crown Royal whisky blends, that have a watery consistency. I don't drink very much, just a little bit if I catch a cold or core throat. I have a 750 mL bottle that I bought about 11 years ago. There is still about 1/3 of the bottle left. That should last me another 5 years.

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The maple finished CR reminds me of 1970's cough medicine.

Crown Royal alone is a joke; it makes a fine well drink with coke or ginger ale if one drinks such cocktails.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:37:23 PM EST

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Crown Royal isn't a good replacement for anything except maybe Boone's Farm and Thunderbird.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:37:26 PM EST

[#36]

I got a bottle of Crown XR as a wedding gift, back in 2015.

My wife and I have gone through about half of it in 2.5 years.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:39:30 PM EST

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That’s because bourbon tastes like burnt assholes.

Canadian whiskey is delicious.

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Thank you. I get so tired of bourbon snobbery. Canadian blended is so tasty and smooth and I dont give a fuck, its great.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:40:38 PM EST

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Posted: 1/27/2018 7:41:09 PM EST

[#39]

I used to drink it when I was younger. It’s not bad, but I’ll have to agree with others it’s just too sweet for me.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:44:21 PM EST

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Try to find some single barrel. The store has to purchase their own barrel and that gets bottled. It's excellent if they taste and choose a good barrel.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:44:31 PM EST

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Crown is a Giffen whiskey. The poorer you are, the more you're likely to buy it.

I mean, I get it. I've been poor and drank cheap whiskey. But, if you want bourbon and you're drinking Crown, you're either poor or confused.

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I disagree with that. I've been poor and Crown was my have a little extra money and you want something nice bottle of whiskey.

For a good, cheap bourbon I've always liked Henry McKenna.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:45:08 PM EST

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It's okay for mixologists

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:45:28 PM EST

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I need to pick up a bottle of the crown royal bourbon mash. That will be the first crown I will have had in over 10 years.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:48:31 PM EST

[#44]

Try Reserve.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:49:40 PM EST

[#45]

Care to go toe to toe against SoCo Black?

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:50:38 PM EST

[#46]

I use it in homemade bbq sauce and it’s nice. I drink it it with coke sometimes when I run out of SoCo and RC cola.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:51:57 PM EST

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You can always donate those bags for a good cause.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:55:50 PM EST

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I dont drink alot but captain morgan and diet coke is all i drink when i do.

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:56:48 PM EST

[#49]

OP is correct.

I actually like Canadian whiskey. It has a nice clean flavor profile

Posted: 1/27/2018 7:58:24 PM EST

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Last night, and likely tonight, it'll be Captain Morgans and cokes for me. Need a break from the beer and Woodford reserve.

Because you're a pirate

Avast! Ye Mateys!

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