Why Your Cocktails Stink

You dropped 50 bucks on a bottle of Grey Goose. You pre-chilled your glasses and you hunted all over town for those Spanish olives. So why, oh master mixologist, does your vodka martini taste like crap? The answer: It was those three-month-old ice cubes in your filthy freezer. Good bartenders … Read More

Sherry: Tragically Underrated

Sherry – a fortified wine from the region around the Spanish town of Jerez – might be the world’s most underappreciated wine. That’s probably why the Spanish grape varieties Palomino Fino and Pedro Ximenez, which are used to make dry sherry, have been called incomparably dull. We beg to differ. … Read More

Best Hangover Cures in Toronto

Your stomach is a lava lamp. Your head is pounding. And your pants are totally ruined. How did this happen? It’s hard to say; hangovers can be mysterious. Thankfully, there are some age-old cures for the day after. 1. Bloody Cheap A well-poured Bloody Mary only costs five bucks at … Read More

Summer’s Finest Beers

Whether you’re watching playoff hockey or a mini-skirt parade, no patio experience is complete without a properly refreshing summer beer. Herewith, some new – and newish – offerings to quench your thirst this summer. Rum Cask Finish Oak Aged Beer (7.4%) Scottish brewers Innis & Gunn have gotten creative, aging … Read More

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