Bourbon Barrel Bottle Opener

Bourbon barrels do so many cool things. Thanks to their low, low price, not only are they aging bourbons and then scotch, but they’re also aging sriracha, smoking delicious meats, and now, magnetic bottle openers ($58). Look, you need a bottle opener mounted to your wall—no one’s disputing that—so it … Read More

Japanese Skull Sugar

Need slightly ghoulish, slightly cartoonish sugar cubes that aren’t cubes? Here you go: wasanbon ($23) skulls make of Japanese sugar. We’re told it’s fine-grained sugar from a special traditional prefecture or whatever, as many premium Japanese things tend to be. You get nine white skulls and nine black ones—the black … Read More

Charring a Whisky Barrel

If you’re looking for something with a heavy char, look no further than Canadian Club. For something lighter, visit the Glenmorangie family. [youtube width=”640″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqopSMvCXv0[/youtube]

Mixologist: Sake Seechu

It’s World Sake Day today—the date having to do with the fact that it’s the start of the sake brewing season—so why not celebrate with a cocktail courtesy of Michael Tremblay over at ki modern Japanese? Ingredients 3 oz. Gekkeikan Traditional, heated 1 oz. Elderflower cordial Directions Heat the sake … Read More

Scenes from the Ardbeg Star Event

On a cool Friday in September, Canadian Scotch fans gathered at the Chateau Lake Louise for a night of whisky and merriment. The occasion? The release of Ardbeg Supernovae. There were platters of out-this-world food, whisky-based Caesars, whisky experts from Ardbeg on-hand, wandering astronauts, telescopes for star-watching, a joystick controlled … Read More

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