>>16043216for Canadian whisky there frankly is no need whatsoever to go with Crown. For less than half the price you can get Seagrams 7 which is just as good, there are several other options as well. Most Canadian shit just has that generic sweet caramel taste really, Crown is just a name no better than way cheaper stuff.
Now going totally bottom shelf like Harwood might be slightly rougher, but if you're a pussy who mixes your whisky then again I need to ask why the fuck you'd buy anything other than bottom shelf since there is no difference at that point.