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I'm not a weeb, but this is my favorite whisky.

>>19630440
NTA but there's no comparison to Crown Royal, although I might be biased because I hate 99% of Canadian whisky. As far as Monkey Shoulder I would say they are in the same vein as far as being scotch, or scotch inspired, but not being peated. I like Hibiki better than Monkey Shoulder, but that is almost entirely because of nostalgia. Hibiki has a very distinctive oak flavor on the nose and finish that reminds me of when I was a kid and my dad was remodeling our house. He was sanding and resurfacing the oak hardwood floors and it gave the whole house this warm oaky smell, not like sawdust but like if you toasted some chunks of oak in the oven. For me it's worth keeping a bottle around just to trigger that childhood memory. Hibiki was a much better deal like 4 years ago when you could still get it for $50-60 but now that its like $90-100 I can't really recommend it over Monkey Shoulder unless you just really want to try something different that won't quite break the bank. I got a fresh bottle a couple weeks ago that I still haven't cracked into.