Description
In 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth made history when they became the first reigning monarchs to visit Canada, arriving by boat and traveling the vast North American distance by train.
Upon hearing the historic news, a Canadian spirits entrepreneur decided to create a whiskey fit for the royal couple – an exceptionally generous gift fit for royalty. With perfection in mind, he meticulously tested over 600 blends before outfitting the final product in a cut glass decanter and royal purple bag with gold stitching. The whiskey he presented to the king and queen was an exquisitely smooth blend of around fifty whiskeys that became known, appropriately, as Crown Royal.
The train transporting the monarchs was stocked with 10 cases of the royal blend and rumors of the incomparable whiskey fit for a king spread quickly. Crown Royal was launched in the United States in the 1960s and has since become the best-selling Canadian whiskey.
To this day, every drop of Crown Royal is crafted to meet the same uncompromising standards, making it, for many discerning palates, the best whiskey of all.