We never get tired of saying it: here at DailyXY, we’re huge fans of Scotch whisky, blended whisky, Canadian whisky—all kinds of whisky (even whiskey). So it’s with no small measure of excitement that we’ll be soon witnessing one of the finest bottles of the stuff ever to arrive on … Read More
The worst sort of person I meet on a regular basis the sort who looks down their nose at blended whisky. The stigma blended whisky bears is unfair and wholly undeserved. Connoisseurs know better. Jim Murray, writer of the annual Whisky Bible, is king of connoisseurs and has been championing … Read More
Every gentleman inevitably confronts the same question during their drinking career: Is premium vodka worth the premium price? In the noble pursuit of pseudo-science, your trusty experimenter sweet-talked seven friends – vodka enthusiasts, but hardly connoisseurs – into a blind taste test. With safety goggles in place, we put our … Read More
More and more food and wine-savvy Torontonians want interesting and innovative environments to sample urban culture. One of these spaces is the highly successful Coupe Space (998 Queen St. East), a hybrid project launched by the husband-wife team of mixed media graphic artist Bill Douglas and chef Sacha Douglas. The … Read More
Yesterday, Jeff Arnett, Master Distiller of Jack Daniel’s whiskies, walked me and a satellite radio announcer through a flight of his company’s six most lauded offerings. We were scheduled for about 45 to 60 minutes. But we ended up chin-wagging our way through two detailed hours in the sort of … Read More
