Inside Spirits

The relationship between oak casks and single malt Scotch whiskies is more mysterious than Abelard and Heloise. Volumes have been written, over the centuries,...

Pierre Szersnovicz has spent his life making, bottling, and carrying the flag for Courvoisier cognac. He happily retired, but his previous title was Director...

At Hawksworth, fine dining in Vancouver is alive and very well. Since opening to virtually instant acclaim in 2011, Chef David Hawksworth and his...

On my last trip to Montreal, last February, I was not surprised to find snow on the ground and a not so welcoming minus...

Shane Munn and Martin’s Lane Winery Tasting wines with Shane Munn is always a relaxed, fairly modest affair, except for the steep knowledge he imparts,...

Ardbeg Kelpie Kelpies, according to agile Scottish lore, are shape-shifting water spirits that inhabit the small, inhospitable islands called skerries, that dot the Atlantic shores...

It was 1890. The Dias family patriarch planted his first coffee beans, built a plantation high in the hills in Brazil’s Mogiana Valley, based on sustainable...

The Glendalough Pot Still Irish Whiskey. We have Irish monks to thank, to begin with. In pursuit of knowledge about the parfumerie processes, they travelled...