We live in interesting times, gentle reader. Like many of you, my first foray into the world of boozing was a frosty bottle of Molson Canadian, that iconic...
Tag - Food & Drink
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
#99 Whisky & Wine
Those readers who were not living under a rock in the 80s and 90s will remember Wayne Gretzky, aka Number 99, aka The Great One, aka the greatest hockey player...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Liquor vs. Liqueur
Your intrepid liquor reporter was thumbing through his page-a-day calendar last week, and realized in the nick of time that October 16 was National Liqueur...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Going Dutch
Your globetrotting liquor reporter has recently returned from a European vacation, and The Netherlands left me shocked and awed with the state of their craft...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Small Potatoes
Your intrepid liquor reporter has recently returned from a trip to the Maritimes, and made sure to sample the local hooch. The biggest surprise was Prince...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Oktoberfest Oom-pah
Your intrepid liquor reporter has been in a rigorous training regimen to prepare himself for Oktoberfest for the last several weeks, which mainly consists of...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Hoppy Days Are Here Again
September is a very special time of year, and I’m not referring to the little munchkins going back to school, or the Labour Day Classic. No, gentle...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Shall We Chablis?
Your intrepid liquor reporter recently returned from a European vacation, a few days of which were spent in Paris, drinking wine and eating cheese in the...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Corsican Wines
The Mediterranean island of Corsica has a rich and storied history of wine production, dating back for millennia. Like many in North America, your intrepid...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Beer Yeast
Beer nerds are only too happy to tell that the Reinheitsgebot is celebrating its 500th anniversary this year. Those of you who do not Sprechen Sie Deutcsh are...