Davin de Kergommeaux Archives

Bookshelf: Canadian Whisky

May 17, 2015July 24, 2013 by Dave Robson

Canadian whisky used to enormously popular. Back in the sixties, it was considered something sophisticated. Sadly, those days are past. In fact, Jim Murray of the annual Whisky Bible fame calls Canada the “forgotten whisky empire”, and he’s not wrong. Single malt Scotch is the reigning king of the whisky … Read More

Toronto’s Most Respectable Tobacconists

May 17, 2015November 7, 2012 by Dave Robson

The return of frost on Toronto’s leaves marks the separation of the pretenders from true tobacco enthusiasts. As the temperature drops, cackling frat boys and label-flying philistines douse their cigars and call it a winter, while true aficionados simply bundle up while they smoke out of doors, banished by cautious … Read More