Black Velvet Blended Canadian Whisky is unique among blended whiskies as the spirits are blended at distillation instead of at bottling. It's aged about 3 years in oak barrels. The Black Velvet distillery is fully automated and needs only 2 employees to control the distillery 24/7 and processes between 8 and 10 train car loads of corn each week to make this popular whisky. Black Velvet is currently ranked second in Canadian whisky exports behind Crown Royal.