Your intrepid liquor reporter was at one of those hoity-toity wine tasting events recently, and had the opportunity to compare French Syrah to Australian...
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Alberta Beer
We are living the land of plenty. Plenty of beer, that is. Yes, gentle reader, our beloved province is now home to more than 60 breweries, quadrupled from just...
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Mexican Wine
Your intrepid liquor reporter was at a hoity-toity wine tasting event last week, and tasted his very first Mexican wines. Yes, gentle reader, you may be as...
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Tannins & Oak
Wine has a pretty short list of ingredients. With only grape juice and yeast to work with, the hardworking winemakers of the world somehow manage to turn out...
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Bitter and Twisted
The tippling world is awash in a cocktail renaissance, with fancy cocktail bars springing up left and right, usually staffed by bearded bartenders that would...
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The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Irish Whiskey
Ireland is currently in the throes of a second whiskey renaissance, and your intrepid liquor reporter is doing his part down at the local watering hole. For...
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Chilean Wildfires and Wine
Your humble narrator recently attended a fundraiser hosted by the Chilean Canadian Community Association in Calgary, in support of the terrible wildfires...
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Long Live Lagavulin
Your intrepid liquor reporter was browsing the shelves at my friendly neighbourhood booze merchant, when a particular bottle of whisky caught my eye. I was...
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Robbie Burrrrns Day
Your humble narrator recently explored his inner Scotsman. There was haggis. There was fine scotch. There were hairy legs poking out of a kilt. No, gentle...
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Hop To It
Like most beer drinkers, your intrepid liquor reporter spends very little time thinking about hops. Much like oxygen, or your regular late-night booty call...