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Whisky Volume in Ontario
Summer is apparently a slow time for whisky sales in Ontario – at least judging by all the marketing push at the LCBO for everything but whisky these days. I look forward to the lead-up to Christmas,...
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Canadian Club 100% Rye
The Canadian Club Chairman’s Select 100% Rye is an interesting innovation to the somewhat staid CC line of whiskies. The premier U.S. spirits-maker Beam was acquired by Japan’s Suntory early last year...
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Alberta Premium Dark Horse
Alberta Premium Dark Horse is a very distinctive offering in the Canadian landscape. Known for their expertise in producing 100% rye whiskies, Alberta Distillers has produced an unusual beast with...
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Alberta Premium
Some things mystify me in the whisky reviewing world (okay, many things!). When looking into entry-level expressions, sooner or later I come across a reviewer who just seems to love one of these cheap...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2015 – Ontario
NOTE: This guide has been replaced by a new up-to-date analysis for 2016 – please check it out! Welcome to my inaugural 2015 holiday gift guide! You can find plenty of whisky suggestions online – but,...
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Hiram Walker Special Old Rye
Hiram Walker & Sons is the largest distillery operating in Canada today, as well as the longest continuously operating distillery in North America. Indeed, according to one source, it may now...
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Hankey Bannister 12 Year Old Regency
I first came across this blended scotch at a beer lounge and restaurant called Easy Beer in Riga, Latvia. Although I had heard of Hankey Bannister scotch blends, I had never actually encountered one in...
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Famous Grouse
Ah, Famous Grouse – probably one of the most ubiquitous blended scotch whiskies you can find in this world. A basic, standard-price blended Scotch, its main competitors in the UK are Bell’s, Dewar’s,...
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