Tag - Food & Drink

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Show Me Some Shōchū

Your humble narrator was visiting a new sushi restaurant last week, along with my usual group of ne’er-do-well drinking companions, when our server...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

International Whisk(e)y Day

This past March 27 was a day filled with both solemnity and mirth, as well as no small amount of whisky. For those not in the know, March 27 was the 9th annual...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Syrah vs Shiraz

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...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

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...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

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...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

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...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

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...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

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...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

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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