Straight Ontario Rye Whisky (Cask 2) by Last Straw Distillery, a Review I’m a fan of small distillers. They really have it hard in Ontario with how the tax structure is set up, much harder than beer makers, so when one has longevity I really want to support them. That’s why I always have my eye on Last Straw Distillery. Not only are they small, the products… Read More
Cooper’s Revival Canadian Rye Whisky by Kinsip House of Fine Spirits, a Review I’ve always been a Rye fan but the logistics of making a legal Canadian Rye Whisky generally keeps the small producers from ever properly making one. When you need to barrel age your whisky for 3 years at a minimum just to get started, much of the time that is the entire lifespan of the… Read More
Barrel Select Whisky by Forty Creek Distillery, a Review You may be thinking: is that some sort of forced perspective magic with your photo, or is that really a huge bottle of whisky. The truth is the latter. It’s pandemic time and that calls for something large that can last a bit. Luck would have it that of the large format options out there,… Read More
Bearface Canadian Whisky by Bearface Spirits, a Review During the holidays we took a bit of an impromptu trip to Montreal to see family and friends. In preparation of dealing with family and all the other fun that surrounds the holidays I opted to pick up a bottle of Bearface Whisky to see what it was like. The story section of their website… Read More
Barnburner Whisky by Maverick Distillery, a Review You’ll note in the photo above some jars. Those jars have within them some corn meal, brown sugar and one has a lively bit of sourdough starter in it. These are remnants from a kitchen filled with the wonderful smells of baking to ward off the deep winter cold we had this year. That cold… Read More