Crown Royal Launches Premium "Black"

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3-30-2010 @ 2:40AM

ibgone said...

Ok, this is the oddest review ever. It just doesn’t make sense.

Flagship means, best of breed, highest quality. Not most commercially successful.

What is 'Flagship Crown Royal Expression'???

So was it tasted against the flagship Crown Royal XR or Pedestrian Crown Royal?

Crown Royal retails for about $23-$26 (here in AZ)
Crown Royal Reserve about $45 - $55
Crown Royal Cask no16 about $60 - $70
Crown Royal XR about $170 - $180

And chance in heck I'll ever get my hands on:
Crown Royal XR Heritage Edition (free to the British Crown, $10,000+ for us commoners)

And Jonnie Walker Black is also the not the 'Premium Expression.' While it is not the cheapest. Johnny Walker Red is, but that is made only for mixed drinks. Johnny Black is the common form of Johnny Walker, where the Johnny Blue is considered the premium.

3-30-2010 @ 9:54AM

Dave said...

Flagship does not mean best of breed or highest quality when used to speak about a product (in my experience). Perhaps when refering to a flagship store, but when dealing with a product a flagship product is most importantly the biggest product - that which the brand uses to define itself. Crown Royal, though they make significantly nicer and pricier options, uses the basic Crown Royal as its flagship product.

Same thing with Johnny Walker - if I order it somewhere straight, I assume I will be getting black, and would be annoyed to see them pouring me Red - and surprised to see them pouring me any of the others (and scared for my wallet).

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