Royal Challenge Spirit Whisky-India

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I came across this expression at the LCBO today which caught my eye. The label read "blended scotch whisky" and I noticed it was by Distiller's Pride Ltd., India at 42.8 abv, release date Feb. 21, 2015 in Ontario, Canada. Jim Murray rates this one at 82 which is reasonably high for a whisky which retails here for only $28 CDN or 15 British pounds equivalent.

Product Notes: I came across this description- Royal Challenge Premium Whisky is a blend of rare Scotch and matured Indian malt whiskies. The Scotch that goes into Royal Challenge is imported from Scotland, where distilling of this spirit has a tradition of over 500 years.This rare Scotch and matured Indian malt whiskies are then crafted by the Master Blender to give Royal Challenge its inimitable taste and distinctive character. Varying proportion of selected Indian Malt Spirit, Clean Extra Neutral Alcohol and Plain Caramel and FDA and State Exercise approved flavours and essences are blended under close supervision and strict quality control so as to get overall roundness and typical organoleptic characteristics to the blend.

Anybody ever try this one? LCBO gets some unusual offerings every so often. I didn'y buy it yet. They had 3 or 4 bottles.
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