Back in the previous millennia, when I was but a callow youth with an undeveloped palate for the finer spirits, I would stick to the single malts of Scotland...
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Absinthe Minded
On a recent night out with the usual suspects, we visited one of those fancy lounges with the $17 cocktails served up by hipster bartenders wearing old-timey...
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Mourv-ing On Up
Winter returned to Alberta with a vengeance last week, dumping 20 cm of snow in my driveway overnight and leaving me to hunker down with my supply of storm...
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Chinese New Year
Kung Hei Fat Choi to you all! For non-Chinese speakers in the audience, a loose translation is “Congratulations and be prosperous”. February 17 marks the first...
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The Full Monty (pulciano)
Art, architecture, food, and wine. What’s not to love about Italy? From time immemorial, Italy has been spreading its culture across the world, dating back to...
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Hungry For Haggis
Like many Canadians, I can claim some small portion of Scottish ancestry. While I may not boast Groundskeeper Willie levels of Scottish-ness, I do regularly...
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Pisco And Love Be With You
As the long and dreary days of winter slowly tick by, my thoughts turn to escapes to sunny climes, dreaming of a beach getaway to the south, sipping fancy...
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Rhône, Rhône on the Range
The latest shipment from my wine of the month club has just arrived, and I gleefully opened a mixed case of different wines from the famed Rhône Valley of...
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Bloody Mary
The first day of January is thought to be the most hung over day of the year, so it should come as no surprise that it is also World Bloody Mary Day, known far...
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Spirits of Christmas
It has begun. The incessant cacophony of holiday music has been grating on my tender ears for the past few weeks. It seems to begin earlier each year, and I...
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