The Gift of Rye

Here’s a very last-minute idea on this busiest shopping day of the year: rye whiskey. No longer a drink for your parents, these premium versions really can’t fail as presents. Corn, not rye, is the main grain used to produce the mash that ferments to produce the “beer” that is … Read More

A Christmas Alternative

If your idea of fun doesn’t involve nutcrackers, eggnog or fat men with beards, Christmas can be a tough, boring time. Whether you’re of a different faith or the Yuletide thing just doesn’t yank your crank, here are some non-Christmas ways to spend Jesus’ birthday. Feast on smoked meat One … Read More

Affordable Vintage Wines

From Chablis, the area 180km southeast of Paris and a northern part of Burgundy, comes La Chablisienne, Vieilles Vignes, Chablis 2004 (942243) for $21.95. It’s pressed from 50 year-old vines that yield a more concentrated juice, by one of the best wine cooperatives anywhere, and is rated as a ‘Smart … Read More

Booze Delivery in Calgary

Picture this: You’re sitting around with your family during the holiday season and your wife/mother-in-law/crazy Uncle Bob has driven you to drink all the beer in the house. What do you do? Consider us Santa having come early with our list of fine Calgary establishments that will deliver booze right … Read More

Sing Sing in Montreal

The collision of an old fish market, a graffiti crew and an art gallery has resulted in an unlikely Montreal business: Sing Sing, the city’s first and only all-in-one bar-art gallery-seafood restaurant. The latest venture by artists’ group the Kops Crew, Sing Sing’s restaurant/bar is attached to Waldman’s fish market, … Read More

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