Crown Royal Apple vs Jim Beam Apple: Head to Head!

Discover the differences between Crown Royal Apple vs Jim Beam Apple in this head to head comparison and decide which flavored whiskey is better for You!

Crown Royal Regal Apple

Nose	Apple Jolly Rancher, honey
Palate	Apple Jolly Rancher, sugar, rye spice
Finish	Short, apple, spice
Alcohol content	70 proof (35% ABV)
How to drink	Cocktails, Rocks
Similar to	Jack Daniel’s Apple

On the nose you get an Apple Jolly Rancher with a bit of honey.

On the palate, there is more of that Jolly Rancher note, with sugar and a tad of rye spice that sits well as it brings some depth to this dram. It lacks in body as it feels syrupy.

The finish is short with more apple taste and a bit of spice coming late to the party trying to bring some balance to this heavily apple flavored dram.

Crown Royal Apple is definitely not the most complex pour as it basically smells and tastes like an Apple Jolly Rancher, but is remarkably smooth as it drinks easy.

In summary, this is a liquid-form Jolly Rancher, super sweet, with a syrupy feel to it.

Personally, this is not my thing, but I know a few folks that find a guilty pleasure in apple flavored whiskeys. A little too sweet to drink them neat, yet become better when mixed in cocktails.

There are a few facts worth knowing about the Crown Royal Apple:

• This is a flavored whiskey made from the traditional Crown Royal Deluxe Whisky and an apple liqueur.

• Crown Royal uses a high portion of rye in the mash making it spicy.

• Crown Royal is the biggest Canadian distiller and the top-selling Canadian Whisky in the United States.

• Crafted at the Gimli Distillery in Manitoba.

• Company was acquired by the British spirits giant, Diageo in 2000.

Jim Beam Apple

Nose	Apple, honey, wax
Palate	Apple, honey
Finish	Short, apple, oak
Alcohol content	70 proof (35% ABV)
How to drink	Cocktails, Rocks
Similar to	Jack Daniel’s Apple

The nose brings a strong apple scent, along honey and something that smells like wax.

The palate, brings an overly sweet and concentrated artificial apple flavor with some honey and a musty note to it.

The finish is non-existent with a tad of apple and oak.

This flavored whiskey is overly sweet and drinks better when diluted with water or mixed in a lemonade or other cocktail.

Flavored whiskeys are meant to be sweet and easy drinkers but Jim Beam over did it with this release as it’s just too sweet.

One or two sips are OK, but beyond that it becomes cloying and unpleasant.

There are a few facts worth knowing about the Jim Beam Apple:

• This whisky uses the traditional Jim Beam White Label as its base and blends it with an apple liqueur.

• Jim Beam is the best-selling bourbon brand across the globe (Jack Daniel’s is not a bourbon).

• Crafted at the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont, KY along other whiskeys such as Booker’s, Old Grand Dad, Old Crow, Knob Creek and Basil Hayden’s.

• Jim Beam is owned by Suntory Holdings, headquartered in Japan.

Crown Royal Apple vs Jim Beam Apple: Price comparison

Prices are approximate and stated in USD:

Whiskey	Price
Crown Royal Apple	$30
Jim Beam Apple	$18

Crown Royal Apple vs Jim Beam Apple: Which is better?

Crown Royal tastes better than Jim Beam

Whiskey	Crown Royal Apple	Jim Beam Apple
Nose	✅
Body		✅
Palate	✅
Finish	✅
Value		✅

• Both are sweet but the Jim Beam is just too sweet making a cloying experience and something I don’t recommend unless you dilute it heavily or mix it.

• Crown Royal is a smooth and reasonably sweet flavored whisky. It smells and tastes like a Jolly Rancher and lacks any complexity but makes an easy drinker for those fond of apple taste.