Producer
Canadian Club
Canadian Club is a historic Canadian whisky brand created by Hiram Walker in 1858; it is a blended whisky traditionally produced in Walkerville (now part of Windsor, Ontario) and is part of the Suntory/Beam Suntory group.
- 2 products
Canadian Club
Meet the producer
The story
Founded by Hiram Walker in 1858 with the distillery established in Walkerville, the product was initially marketed as "Club Whisky" or "Hiram Walker's Club Whisky." In the 1880s the name evolved into "Canadian Club" (some sources cite 1882, others 1889 as dates related to the label change). The brand became popular in gentlemen's clubs and, during Prohibition in the United States (1920–1933), was widely smuggled across the Detroit River (historically cited customers include figures such as Al Capone). Canadian Club received various historical recognitions, including royal warrants, and production continues at the original Walkerville/Windsor site; today the brand is part of the Suntory portfolio (Beam Suntory / Suntory Global Spirits).
Characteristics
- Categories
- whisky
- Raw materials
- corn
- rye
- rye malt
- barley malt
- water
- aging in once-used American white oak (bourbon barrels)
- Representative products
- Whisky Canadian Club 100cl
- Whisky Canadian Club 70cl
- Canadian Club 1858