🥃 Crown Royal Fine De Luxe
The core blend of Crown Royal, listed as Deluxe on the producer's site: 40% ABV, no age statement; created in 1939.
Crown Royal Fine De Luxe is the base expression of the Crown Royal brand: a blended Canadian whisky bottled at 40% ABV with no age statement. It was created in 1939, before the visit of King George VI to Canada, and on the producer's website it has the shorter name Deluxe. The bottle is shaped like a crown.
According to The Whiskey Wash, the whisky is made in Gimli, Manitoba, in column stills, and the blend includes more than 50 different whiskies. The producer gives no details of the grain mix or the casks. It describes the taste as soft and creamy, with vanilla, oak and buttery caramel, and a long finish. According to Difford's Guide, the owner of the brand is Diageo.
Why this matters to you. Fine De Luxe is the starting point of the range: Black is stronger, Northern Harvest Rye is made from rye, Reserve carries an age statement, and Regal Apple is flavoured. Compare them by name and strength on the label. The WHO reminds us that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Legal basis | Canada: Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870), Div. B.02 (age claims, casks up to 700 l) |
|---|---|
| Raw material | grain whiskies; more than 50 different whiskies in the blend (according to The Whiskey Wash) |
| Distillation method | column stills, Gimli, Manitoba |
| Minimum maturation | no age statement |
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 40% ABV (80 proof) |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Crown Royal Fine De Luxe → packed in → 🍷 Oak barrel ← packed in ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel
- Made from
- 🥃 Rye and corn in whisky
- What it contains
- 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Crown Royal, 🥃 Canadian whisky
- Related to
- 🌍 North America
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Johnnie Walker, 🥃 Crown Royal Black, 🥃 Crown Royal Black, 🥃 Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye, 🥃 Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that Fine De Luxe and Deluxe are different whiskies?
No. It is one product: the label says Fine De Luxe, and the producer's page is called Deluxe.
What is the strength of Fine De Luxe?
40% ABV (80 proof), according to the producer's page and Difford's Guide.
Where is this whisky made?
According to The Whiskey Wash, in Gimli, Manitoba, on the shore of Lake Winnipeg.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🍷 Oak barrel — A wooden barrel of oak staves in which wine matures and breathes.
- 🌍 North America — US and Canada: 9.5 million US cows gave 232 billion lb of milk (2025); Wisconsin makes a quarter of US cheese; Canada runs on dairy quotas.
- 🥃 Johnnie Walker — Scottish blended whisky owned by Diageo; the brand's story starts with John Walker's grocery shop in Kilmarnock, opened in 1820.
Similar
🥃 Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye · 🥃 Crown Royal Reserve 12 Year · 🥃 Crown Royal Regal Apple · 🥃 Crown Royal Black · 🥃 Canadian Club 100% Canadian Rye · 🥃 Canadian Club 1858
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Crown Royal (official): Fine De Luxe (40 % Alc./Vol.; blended Canadian whisky; nose of vanilla and fruit)
- Difford's Guide: Crown Royal Fine de Luxe (40 %, 1939 for King George VI, Diageo)
- The Whiskey Wash: What is Crown Royal? (Gimli, Manitoba; column stills; 50+ whiskies in the blend; Deluxe 80 proof)
- Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870), Canada, Division 2: B.02.002 «small wood» (casks up to 700 L), B.02.020 age claims for Canadian whisky
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)