Some mild CC trivia:
http://www.canadianaconnection.com/2012/03/trivia-eh-canadian-club/
It’s true: Canadian Club was first invented and marketed by American distiller Hiram Walker. For various reasons, he moved across the border, and a little later, began to market his famous whisky.
Maturation — the amount of time alcoholic spirits spend aging — helped Mr. Walker’s sales, and later, sales of the sons who inherited the company. In the mid-to-late 1800s, whisky was commonly aged only a year; maybe two. Walker’s blend was aged for at least five years.
Canadian Club is now produced under Beam Inc., an American company located in Illinois.
Before the “Canadian” part came along, the whisky that’s become famous worldwide was just called “Club”. Due in part to a petition from American whisky makers in competition with Walker, the word “Canadian” was added. Rather than have a negative effect, as his competitors had hoped for, the brand took off.
Canadian whisky is differentiated from Scotch, Irish, and Kentucky whisky.
The ‘secrets’ of Canadian Club’s success can be found in the four grains used to blend it, that the grains are added before ageing, and that the whisky is matured in once-used, white oak, American bourbon barrels (that alone supposedly adds to its smoothness).
Canadian Club is currently sold in over 150 countries worldwide.
No less than Lady Randolph Churchill, while in the posh Manhattan Club in 1872, asked for CC with something a little sweet in it. The Manhattan cocktail was born, 140 years ago, lending early and lasting credence to the uniqueness of the drink we now know simply as “CC”.
Some slightly punchier CC trivia:
http://canadianclub.com/beta/history
Prohibition led to the rise of bootleggers and gangsters like Al Capone. Soon, the waterways between the United States and Canada became a smuggler’s paradise, carrying 75% of the liquor supplied to the U.S. during Prohibition. Before long, Canadian Club™ became the #1 smuggled whisky in the U.S.
They say imitation is the highest form of flattery, but during Prohibition, knockoff distillers, using names similar to Canadian Club®, tried to peddle low-grade alcohols to the unsuspecting. Canadian Club distributors helped protect the brand by urging patrons to request Canadian Club® by name at the bar so they were sure to get the real thing.
Some people ask really stupid questions:
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130709004259AAqiNxD
Q
Can you get drunk from 22 standard drinks worth of canadian club whiskey (40% alc)?
A
You'll get completely plastered if you live through 22 rounds. And you'll have a hangover that could slay a walrus. Unless you're suicidal or have a spare liver on hand i'd go 7-10 rounds if you're trying the whole how drunk can i get thing.
Source(s):
Nurse.
Some recipes:
http://mymansbelly.com/2011/10/07/how-to-make-the-perfect-manhattan/
Recipe: The Perfect Manhattan
Ingredients
1 1/2 Ounces Canadian Club Classic 12 Whisky
1/4 Ounce Dry Vermouth
1/4 Ounce Sweet Vermouth (this is the red vermouth)
2-3 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Instructions
Fill a large glass with ice and add ingredients.
Stir and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
Quick notes
Note that this drink is stirred. It is not shaken so as not to make it cloudy. It should be clear.
Preparation time: 5 minute(s)
Cooking time:
Number of servings (yield): 1
Culinary tradition: USA (General)
My rating 5 stars: ★★★★★ 1 review(s)
Recipe: The Millionaire’s Manhattan
Ingredients
1 Part Harvey’s Bristol Cream
2 Parts Canadian Club Classic 12
2 Dashes Orange Bitters
Instructions
Fill a lowball glass with ice and add ingredients.
Stir.
Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
Preparation time: 5 minute(s)
Cooking time:
Number of servings (yield): 1
Culinary tradition: USA (General)
My rating 5 stars: ★★★★★ 1 review(s)
http://canadianclub.com/recipes
CC™ TEACHER'S PET
Ingredients:
2 parts Canadian Club® 1858 Whisky
1 part Red Apple Schnapps Liqueur
2 parts cranberry juice
Shake well with ice. Strain into chilled shooter or rocks glass
CC™ MICHIGAN CHERRY BOMB
Ingredients:
2 parts Canadian Club® 1858 Whisky
1 part BOLS® Cherry Brandy
2 parts cranberry juice
Shake well with ice. Strain into chilled shooter or rocks glass
