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...
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Lager Drivers Waltz Pleases Me Completely
In the beginning, man invented beer, and it was good. Sure, there were a few kinks they had to work out. The first two ingredients were grain and water. After...
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Canadian Sparklers
Your humble narrator attended a New Year’s Eve party recently, and made sure to bring plenty of sparkling wine to ring in the new year. While everyone...
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New Beer For The New Year
Welcome, gentle reader, to the opening days of the year 2017. The past year has been a busy one for the Alberta beer industry, with dozens of new breweries...