Crown Royal Whiskey

Crown Royal is Canada’s best-known whisky and the best-selling Canadian whisky in the United States, and it is famous for the purple cloth bag with a gold drawstring that has come with every bottle since the brand was created for the 1939 royal tour of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The whisky itself is a smooth, lightly sweet blend of Canadian whiskies, usually built on rye and corn, and it is made to be easy to drink. This collection gathers the Crown Royal bottles we carry, from the everyday blend to flavored releases and limited editions.

What Crown Royal tastes like

Canadian whisky is typically lighter and softer than bourbon, and Crown Royal is a good example. Crown Royal Deluxe ($35.99) is the standard bottle, a blend of around 50 whiskies, with vanilla, light fruit and a gentle spice, and it works neat, on ice or in a highball with ginger ale. Crown Royal Black ($41.99) is bottled at a higher proof and has a deeper, oakier character, and Crown Royal Marquis ($39.99) is a smooth, mellow blend that makes an easy gift.

Flavored and limited releases

Crown Royal is also known for its flavored whiskies. Crown Royal Blackberry ($40.99) is a 70 proof flavored whisky with a juicy fruit character, and Crown Royal Peach ($34.99) is a sweeter, peach-and-vanilla option for mixing. For collectors, Crown Royal Noble Collection Barley Edition ($98.99) is the seventh and final release in that series, made from 100 percent barley and aged at least five years in charred oak. At the top end, Crown Royal Golden Apple 23 Year Old ($249.99) combines 23-year-old Canadian whiskies with Golden Delicious apple, and is a limited edition.

How to drink it

The classic serve is Crown Royal and ginger ale, or with cola. For something more refined, use it in a whisky sour, or stir it into an Old Fashioned for a softer, less spicy version than you would get with rye. The flavored bottles are best over ice or with soda. Because the whisky is so approachable, it is a good choice for a gift or a party; browse our corporate gifting guide and holiday bottle-buying guide for ideas on buying ahead.

Explore related collections

If you like Crown Royal, you may also enjoy the wider whiskey collection, the bourbon collection for a sweeter, richer American style, and our gift bags to dress up a bottle for the holidays.