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    #WhiskyHaiku 7: Monkey Shoulder

    You may have heard of Monkey Shoulder scotch before, but do you know where the term ‘Monkey Shoulder’ is derived from? Check out the Haiku below. Single Malt or Blended Malt whiskies are made from barley. Malted barley to be specific. And if you’re not sure how the malting process works, but it can be broken down into three main steps: steeping, germination, and drying. The grain is put into warm water to steep, tricking it into thinking it has…

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    #WhiskyHaiku 6: Sour Mash

    During quarantine did you learn to make bread? How about sourdough? Whether you became an expert baker or not, I want to talk to you for a second about sourdough bread. The key to…

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    #WhiskyHaiku 5: Barrel Char

    I don’t know about you but things are heating up. That haiku made me hot… scorching hot in fact. Kind of like the inside of a whisk(e)y barrel.  If you’ve drank whisk(e)y before (which…

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    #WhiskyHaiku 4: 9.09% Rule

    Canada is known for their blended whiskies and in fact are some of the best selling whisky brands in the world. But, did you know that Canada has some unique blending rules that are…

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    #WhiskyHaiku 3: Single Barrels

    Put your hand up if you found a quarantine boyfriend or girlfriend during this pandemic?  No? Good answer, being safe and socially distant has been key to getting back to whatever ‘normal’ was before. …

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    #WhiskyHaiku 2: Sherry Butts

    WARNING NSFW! Today we are talking all about butts! Wait a minute, since you’re probably still working from home, disregard the NSFW thing and read on — don’t worry I won’t get you in trouble, I’m…