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
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
With these cold winter nights starting to dip below -20 it’s time to warm up with one of my favourite past-times: sipping whisky. Today I am sampling the Blue Blend Whisky by Stillwaters Distillery. The only other product I have had of theirs is the original “Stalk & Barrel.” They now have a red and… Read More
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
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