Drinks Reviews & More
We seldom review Canadian whisky. It isn’t that we dislike Canada or Canadians; far from it. We post so few reviews because we rarely receive Canadian whisky samples, and what Canadian whiskies we find in the liquor stores are yawners.
When we were young, Canadian whisky was all the rage in America. It was advertised everywhere, and often portrayed as the drink of a sophisticated and cosmopolitan man. Now that we think of it, our first mixed drink might have
Our memories of Canadian whisky are hazy and weird. We recall the 1970s and folks quaffing 7-7’s (SEAGRAM 7 and 7-up)… We also have lucid recollections of ads in men’s magazines (like Playboy) depicting Canadian whisky as the choice of
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Canadian Club, the company has released a 30 year old blended whisky. Wow — when is the last time we saw a Canadian whisky over 12 years? Our memories fail us;
Here’s one from the archives. We made the trek to Islay in July of 2002. Jim Murray, master distiller and true gentleman, had extended us an invitation some months back. If we covered the airfare, he’d feed and house us,
Booze trivia du jour: Why is Old Forester spelt “whisky” instead of whiskey”? Answer: Well, it might have something to with the fact that George Garvin Brown, the creator of Old Forester, was descended from a Scotsman, and we know