There are five major whiskey regions: Scotland, Ireland, the United States, Japan and Canada, and Chinese consumers generally know little about Canadian whisky. Most Canadian whiskies are blended from a variety of grain raw liquors and require a minimum of 3 years of aging before they can be sold in barrels.
 
When it comes to Canadian whisky, the Canadian Club is a name that can't be avoided, and in 2017, the Canadian Club sold a total of two million cases of whiskey, ranking ninth among the top 10 best-selling whisky brands in the world. The Canadian Club is now part of a number of whisky brands within the Beam Suntory Group.
 
Traced back to its roots, the Canadian Club was founded in Detroit by Hiram Walker. Coinciding with the enactment of Prohibition in the United States, Hiram Walker had to relocate the distillery to Ontario, Canada, and secretly export it to the United States. During Prohibition, one of the distillery's most important customers was Chicago gangster Al Capone, who used Windsor's route to Detroit to smuggle large quantities of Canadian Club whiskey.
 
The Canadian Club's product matrix includes 1858, 100% rye, Reserve, and Classic 12 grain whiskies, but because the brand has not yet entered the Chinese market, only 1858 can be bought in China. 1858 is the Canadian Club's flagship whisky, which has been aged for six years and has a clear golden liquor, with a spicy smell of vanilla and nuts, and a pronounced sweetness in the mouth, a taste close to rum, and a very smooth and light mouthfeel.
 
Club Canada 1858 is an excellent base for Old Fashioned cocktails, a classic cocktail made with bitters and sugar cubes in a glass, mashed and mixed with sugar cubes, then added with an appropriate amount of 1858 whiskey, vermouth and orange peel, and finally added ice cubes and stirred well.