Crown Royal Regal Apple x Juicy Couture is a limited edition collaboration that pairs Canada's most iconic whisky with the Y2K fashion house Juicy Couture, arriving as one of the most giftable and collectible whisky drops of the year. For this release, Crown Royal's signature purple velvet bag is reimagined as a green velour Juicy Couture bag finished with rhinestone Crown Royal x Juicy lettering, tucked inside a matching gift box with a heart shaped window. It is a full on nostalgia play, and the packaging is as much the point as the pour. Inside the bottle is Crown Royal Regal Apple, the fan favorite expression built on the brand's hallmark base of a blend of more than 50 Canadian whiskies, then blended and infused with the flavor of crisp Regal Gala apples. Bottled at 35 percent alcohol by volume, it is smooth, crisp and lightly sweet rather than hot or spirit heavy. It pours a warm golden amber and opens with fresh, crisp orchard apple lifted by vanilla and a hint of caramel. The palate is velvety and gently sweet, layering bright Gala apple over the creamy smooth Canadian whisky base with soft vanilla, light oak and gentle baking spice, and the finish is long, silky and refreshing with lingering apple sweetness. Best served well chilled or over ice, it also shines lengthened into a tall apple spritz, a whisky lemonade, or mixed with ginger ale, lemon lime soda or sparkling cider. Between the couture velour bag and the pure Y2K charm, this is a standout gift and a genuine collector's piece, and a natural companion to the Peach and Blackberry editions in the same collaboration. Note that this is a flavored whisky rather than an unflavored one.