2022-10-17 North American Whisk[e]y

2022-10-17 North American Whisk[e]y

In playing with the order of the tastings this season, we decided to go back across the pond for our October tasting and revisit some bourbon and Canadian whisky. The theme this year was twofold: what kind of weird finishes can we find; and what other whisky is...
2022-03-14 British Columbian Whisky

2022-03-14 British Columbian Whisky

It is fitting that as we once again look towards returning to a state approximating normal, we find that we had scheduled a tasting focused around local whiskies. With the serendipity of returning to in-person tastings, and trying to help support others around us, it...
RESCHEDULED: 2021-03-22 North American Whisk[e]y

RESCHEDULED: 2021-03-22 North American Whisk[e]y

02 FEB 2021: We are pleased to announce that this tasting has been rescheduled as our final tasting of the 2020/21 season for March 22nd, 2021. Unfortunately, it’s still highly unlikely that the public health situation will improve with respect to the resumption...
2020-09-21 A Few of Our Favourite Things

2020-09-21 A Few of Our Favourite Things

Welcome back! Heading into Season 6, this will be our first tasting under ever-changing guidelines with respect to COVID-19. We hope to eventually resume in-person tastings with our friends at BNA but until then, we aim to provide the same level of quality and value...
2020-02-17 WHKY 201: Barrel Aging

2020-02-17 WHKY 201: Barrel Aging

Have you ever wondered why bourbon tends to be bottled anywhere from 4 – 12 years, and Scotch whiskey around 12 – 18 years? Did you know that the majority of the natural colour of whiskey will appear within the first year or so of maturation? What is that...