Mixologist: Whisky Smash

If you know Wild Turkey, you know that they recently released Wild Turkey 81 as the ‘cocktailing’ version of their iconic bourbon. It’s lower alcohol by volume allows for easier blending in your Manhattans and whatnot. Then there’s Wild Turkey 101. That’s the bourbon Hunter S. Thompson drank while feverishly … Read More

5 Ways to Celebrate the Averted LCBO Strike

The rest of Canada may be rolling their eyes at us, but Ontario is celebrating: the LCBO won’t be striking. That’s good news for people who love fun and hate protracted labour disruptions everywhere; although, more realistically, “everywhere” in this case means people from Ontario who aren’t within driving distance … Read More

iFlask

Hate paying $14 for a beer? Want to smuggle booze into a stadium without bringing your golf clubs or pretending to have a beer belly? Make friends with the iFlask ($25) The iFlask is a polycarbonate and stainless steel flask built to look like an iPhone, albeit one that’ll hold … Read More

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

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