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Old Stogies
On my last trip to Montreal, last February, I was not surprised to find snow on the ground and a not so welcoming minus...
Irish Oak, Beautiful Spice
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...
True artisanal expression
It was 1890. The Dias family patriarch planted his first
coffee beans, built a plantation high in the hills in Brazilās Mogiana Valley,
based on sustainable...
A New Legend is Born
Heavenās Door Whiskey
Letās start a new urban legend, although it is based on a Western movie. James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, director Sam Peckinpaugh, and...
My Aim is True
At the Allison Inn and Spa, they hit the bullseye.
Nestled almost coyly into the low
rolling hills at the northern tip of Oregon's willamette Valley...
Daniel: Simply Sublime
Enter from the sidewalk, pass under the awning at 60 East 65th Street in New York, and you immediately find a world unto itself,...
Sparkle All the Way
That fabulous time of year when we all celebrate and are festive more than any other time of year is once again upon us. ...
A Very Fine House
A. de Fussigny reaches 200 years and counting.
The first barrels for export went out the front gates in 1814. A. de Fussigny still ships...
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Old Stogies
On my last trip to Montreal, last February, I was not surprised to find snow on the ground and a not so welcoming minus...
Mythical Creatures, Magical Bottles
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...
Irish Oak, Beautiful Spice
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...
Well-Travelled Whiskey
Egan's Irish
Irish whiskey (yes, with an āeā, just as the Americans do with Bourbon), is experiencing something of a renaissance. Often, it is an...
Supreme Single Malts
The relationship between oak casks and single malt Scotch whiskies is more mysterious than Abelard and Heloise. Volumes have been written, over the centuries,...
At Hawksworth
At Hawksworth, fine dining in Vancouver is alive and very well. Since opening to virtually instant acclaim in 2011, Chef David Hawksworth and his...













































