Award Wining Yukon Brewing launches its first foray into whisky, on February 13, 2016 in Whitehorse Yukon.
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Sweetness and apple pie with hints of roses that develop tingly spices, crispy wood and typical rye fruitiness. Smooth vanilla pudding with a buttery finish. ★★★★★
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Full bodied with hefty toffee notes and searing peppers over flinty rye, citrus notes and soft fruit. ★★★★☆ (Four and one half stars)
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Mountains of dark fruit, toffee, and crispy oak burst to life amidst searing peppers. The initial boldness is then tempered with a delicate range of fruits, spices and floral notes. Complex. ★★★★★
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Pansies, clean, crisp oak, dry grain, dark fruits and pithy citrus notes. Tightly integrated and very complex. Great Canadian whisky. ★★★★★
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Big whisky with butterscotch, bracing hot peppers, sweet baking spices, dried grain, roasted chestnuts, dried fruit, and coffee beans. ★★★★☆
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A bottle of Wiser's Deluxe made in Windsor from Ontario grain is sold to the LCBO for $6.35. Ontarians pay $27.25 for that same bottle at the LCBO. Of the $20.90 increase, $16.14 goes to the LCBO and the provincial government.
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A jury of nine independent whisky experts named Collingwood 21 Year Old Rye the Canadian Whisky of the Year at the fifth annual Canadian Whisky Awards.
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It's more than two years since my book, Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert was released. Since then, on the strength of that book, I have travelled on three continents introducing people to Canada's native spirit.
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A directory of all known craft distilleries in Canada, that operate their own still and have product for sale to the public. Starting a distillery? Your biggest asset is a detailed business plan.
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To help promote the release of his first book, The Whisky Cabinet, Toronto author, Mark Bylok is offering personalized whisky recommendations of drams to give to your whisky loving friends and family.
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Lew Bryson’s Tasting Whisky, An Insider’s Guide to the Unique Pleasures of the World’s Finest Spirits, is “an instant whiskey classic that will make all whiskey geeks smarter than their friends.”
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The annual release of Ingvar Ronde's Malt Whisky Yearbook has long since established itself as a major event on the global whisky calendar. 2015 marks its tenth year of publication.
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Sales of North American whisky are soaring, and consumers are seeking ways to learn about these spirits. Reading the North American Whiskey Guide, From Behind the Bar is a good way to get started.
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Hot, peppery and slightly spirity. Rich in toffee, with hints of burnt caramel and nutty dry grain. Dusty rye with earthy and flinty overtones and hints of pickle juice. Cooked fruit and hints of flowers. ★★★☆
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Sweet, peppery and hot with dusty old wood, citrus zest, and burnt toffee that ends with a refreshing grapefruit pithiness. It's a bit spirity which is why it works so well in cocktails and highballs. ★★★
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There was plenty of good whisky around in his time. So what was Sir John A.’s tipple? What was his drink of choice? Rye? Champagne? Gin? Read on.
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A list of some of my favourite Canadian whiskies of 2012 and 2013. If I made this list over again it would probably include different whiskies.
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This new video from Hiram Walker Distillery gives a good overview of how Canadian whisky is made and what makes it unique.
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The smoothest Crown Royal ever, except for the 1939 original. Rich and creamy in the mouth with clean wood, leather, tobacco and ripe black fruits Some berry notes and sizzling gingery pepper. ★★★★★
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