Yet again, owners and players failed fans, and since I can’t read yet another quote from Bettman or Fehr without retching, I paid a visit to the most knowegeable sports fan I know, Rick Foley. Rick played twenty years of hockey in a motley collection of leagues like the WHL, AHL … Read More
Put your name down soon, because I suspect that spots will fill up quickly. I made my way to Liberty Village last week for Rémy Martin’s Hear of Cognac Experience expecting a simple cognac tasting but received, and I usually hesitate to use this word, an experience. The night began … Read More
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
When an icon makes a change, everyone takes notice. Johnnie Walker, the top-selling whisky worldwide, is altering its line-up. Gone are Green Label and Gold Label 18 Year. Johnnie Walker’s master blender, Jim Beveridge (yes, his name is really pronounced how you think it is), is introducing two new whiskies … Read More
Last year, retired war correspondent Patrick Graham was listening to news of the Libyan revolution over the radio. He ended up mocking the guy on the radio, saying, “For fuck’s sake, at least get to Benghazi!” His wife responded with, “Well, why don’t you go?” A few days later, he … Read More
