I recently visited my 90-something year old grandmother in Victoria, BC and as I stepped into her dining room my eyes immediately focused on a bottle of Gonzalez Byass Oloroso Sherry. Excited, I asked…
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Ginger and beet juice has got to be one of my favourite “green juice” flavour combinations. The spiciness from the ginger and earthy sweetness from the beets complement each other perfectly. For this beautifully…
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I love Scotch, I love cocktails and I love portmanteaus. So when someone first mentioned to me that “Scotchtails” were going to be a popular feature for many cocktail programs this year, all I…
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I’ve recently decided that one of the ways I would increase my knowledge of spirits would be to compete in as many cocktail competitions as possible. The first few have been a bit rocky,…
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Recently I’ve been trying to gain experience by participating in cocktail competitions. While I’d love to win or be a finalist in one, I’m cognizant that I have a few more years of experience…
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This is what I call a liquid lunch. As an ode to one of my favourite types of pizza, the ham + pineapple pizza cocktail is a combination of sweet, spicy, smoky and herbal…
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You have something special to celebrate but can’t decide between raising a glass of whiskey or champagne. Good news, you can have it all… and as the saying doesn’t go, all at once. Cue…
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As Sir Winston Churchill (or was it Oscar Wilde) once said, โmy tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best.โ For those of us who are beginners in the world of whiskey…
