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30. James Foxe - James Foxe is known for having notes of spice and caramel with a smooth finish. It is best for mixing.

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29. Pemberton Distillery - Pemberton Distillery in British Columbia makes a single malt whisky. 

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28. Royal Canadian - The Royal Canadian has a caramel syrup eye, a toffee, maple, and butterscotch nose, and a sweet and grainy palate with a strong finish.

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27. Northern Light - As the name suggests, this is a light whisky. It's been around for more than a century.

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26. Corby Royal Reserve - Corby Royal Reserve comes from the same distillery as Canadian Club and is best for cocktails. 

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25. Canadian Host - This lighter whisky is aimed at younger drinkers. 

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24. Canadian Supreme - Canadian Supreme is made for a true whisky connoisseur.

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23. Highwood Distillery - The distillery in High River, Alberta is almost 40-years-old and still entirely family-owned. 

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22. McGuinness Silk Tassel - Fine wood spice with hints of butterscotch and vanilla make up this whisky's character. 

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21. Barton's Canadian - This mild whisky is aged for three years and is 80 proof. 

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20. Rich & Rare - Rich & Rare is accented by vanilla buttercream, praline, and mocha flavours. 

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19. Hiram Walker Special Old Rye - From Windsor, Ontario, Hiram Walker & Sons is the largest distillery in Canada and the longest continously operating distillery in North America.

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18. Canadian Hunter - Rich butterscotch, hints of dry grain, and ripe dark fruits make this a flavourful whisky. 

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17. Canadian LTD - This light and smooth whisky is blended with finished, aged whiskies. 

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16. Glen Moray Distillery - This single malt is originally from Scotland.

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15. Alberta Premium - Alberta Premium from Calgary is one of the few 100% rye grain whiskies in North America. 

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14. Collingwood Whisky - Collingwood Whisky, from Ontario, has notes of sweet graham crackers, vanilla, caramel, and butterscotch on top of a rose and fruity base.

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13. Canadian Mist - Canadian Mist, also from Collingwood, Ontario, is a blended whisky brand that was established in 1967. 

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12. Caribou Crossing - The Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Canadian Whisky is the world's first single barrel Canadian whisky.

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11. Windsor Canadian - This light, flavoured whisky is one of Canada's smoothest and is made from Alberta grain. 

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10. Lot 40 - Earthy rye is complimented by caramel, fig, and orange peel in one of Canada's best-known whisky brands.

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9. Pike Creek 10 Year Old - This whisky is finished in a rum barrel and has a nose of honeyed raisins and pecans.

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8. J. P. Wiser's - It's one of the best-known whisky brands on the market and was established in 1857. It's now produced in Windsor, Ontario.

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7. Black Velvet - This smooth as velvet blended whisky is produced in Valleyfield, Quebec, south-west of Montreal.

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6. Seagram's - The old distillery from 1857 was one of the biggest multinational companies in the world before bad investments forced the company to dissolve. The actual whisky is now only sold under the name Seagram's Very Own, through the French beverage company Vivendi.  

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5. Canadian Club - It's probably the best-known Canadian whisky and was created as part of a merger between an American distiller, moving north after prohibition, and a distiller from Toronto. Canadian Club got its name by being popular in gentlemen's clubs.

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4. Pendleton Whisky - This Canadian whisky is made in Cascade Range in Hood River, Oregon.

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3. Gibson’s Finest Canadian Whisky - This blended whisky was first made by a Scottish family in Windsor, Ontario in 1856.

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2. Forty Creek - Forty Creek is a relative newcomer to the scene, founded only in 1992. 

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1. Crown Royal - Crown Royal is the highest-selling Canadian whisky in the US and a staple in bars all over the continent.

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