The Wonderful World of Bourbon

If you really want to impress your poker pals, ditch the Scotch and get acquainted with a real man’s whiskey: bourbon. The sour mash spirit, which usually comprises two-thirds corn, must be made in the U.S. to be called bourbon; about 95 percent of it comes from Kentucky. Too often, … Read More

Debunking Wine Myths

Humans, it’s safe to say, take comfort in stupid myths. Sure, the mouth of that Great Dane who just slipped you the tongue is cleaner than your own! And yes, you should shave twice a day – it will make your beard as thick and lustrous as God’s. Wine, however, seems … Read More

Poker, Booze and the Baby

So, Friday afternoon we have to get her off to the train station in a frenzy of worry and forgetting and major unconsciously-willed disorganization: she has got the time of the train wrong, she has booked too many nights at the hotel and thinks they won’t give her a refund, … Read More

How to Order Wine in a Restaurant

I was having dinner with my father when he reached over, pinched the soft flesh on the back of my arm and said, “Look at zees.” My father is French. He pointed to a 20-something man, on a date. The waiter had just opened the wine and set the cork … Read More

Who Owns the Rights to Lime-Flavoured Beer?

Earlier this summer, when Anheuser-Busch launched its new Bud Light Lime product, patio season pandemonium ensued. The Beer Store couldn’t keep its shelves stocked. Now, Waterloo’s Brick Brewing Co. has introduced Red Baron Lime beer. Anheuser, and its Canadian subsidiary, Labatt Brewing Co., is calling foul, claiming trademark and copyright … Read More

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