Canada

Cirka Gin375 Montreal Gin

iscotch 29 August No Comments

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3 years ago, Montreal celebrated its 375iem anniversaire. Cirka, a Montreal distiller, put out this 375ml bottle of Gin375 gin at $37.75 to commemorate the occasion. It must’ve been so popular that it’s become part […]

I, Scotch

iscotch 15 August No Comments

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Long time readers of this blog may, and followers of my art project definitely will, know I have been a dog person for a long time. I lost Chomsky, a wonderful cocker spaniel/golden retriever mix, […]

Bowmore 25y “Opportunity Cost” @ The Blackbird

iscotch 1 August No Comments

2 minutes

Ahh travelling. A thing we did. For work or visiting, who knew how much we’d miss simply not being in the place where we are… in… from… at. (A good linguist can end a […]

Founder’s Original Thai Pomelo Rye & Ginger with Dan & Steve

iscotch 25 July No Comments

2 minutes

We’ve raved about Founder’s products in the past, and we’re raving about this one too: Founder’s Original Thai Pomelo Rye & Ginger. A quick review of another fresh & refreshing bevvie for the Lost Summer, […]

Hard Way Cider Company with Dan

iscotch 20 June No Comments

3 minutes

Hard Way Cider Company, located halfway between Kingston & Napanee, up the road from McKinnon Brothers Brewing Company (who we’ll have to check out soon). I had seen these guys advertise on Facebook (while I […]

Unibroue La Résolution 2019 Extra Strong Beer with NotMike

iscotch 30 May No Comments

3 minutes

It’s been 35+ degrees Celsius around here lately so it’s the perfect time to review a heavy beer you (checks internet) … probably can’t get anymore. Unibroue’s La Résolution – this one has the year […]

Founder’s Original Seville Orange Bourbon Sour with Dan & Steve

iscotch 16 May No Comments

2 minutes

Founder’s premixed drinks were the find of last summer. Easy as beer but not beer; cold, refreshing, Canadian, great. So as we head into the Summer of Isolation If You’re Not An Idiot, I figured […]

Nunavut Brewing Company Floe Edge ᓯᓇᖕᒐ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᑦ ᕕᐊ Northern Lights Lager

iscotch 2 May No Comments

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Thinking northern thoughts today, so here’s the last of the Nunavut Brewing Company reviews in the hopper: Floe Edge ᓯᓇᖕᒐ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᑦ ᕕᐊ Northern Lights Lager. Like all the NuBrew offerings we’ve tried, it’s pretty clean […]

Collective Arts Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter Art Print 2019 with Dan

iscotch 21 March No Comments

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This year’s Collective Arts print tube is a Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter, something a little different. The print is a bird motif from Kait Cooper, check out her stuff and maybe buy something. You can […]

Collective Arts Artisanal Dry Gin with Brenna & Gill

iscotch 7 March 1 Comment

1 minute

Another craft gin on our whisky blog – whatever. We’re gonna drink whatever we… chose to afford to drink. Collective Arts Artisanal Dry Gin. As much as we wish Collective Arts, the Hamilton local brewer […]

Nunavut Brewing Company ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᖅ Aupaqtuk Arctic Red Ale

iscotch 22 February No Comments

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A quickie from the North as I try to push out some of the backlog of beer reviews we have kicking around here. So why not something exotic from Canada’s coolest and coolest capital. Nunavut […]

Kinsip Barrel Aged Maple Syrup with Brenna, Devin & Mum

iscotch 21 December No Comments

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Kinsip Barrel Aged Maple Syrup is right what it says on the bottle. Maple syrup aged in whisky barrels. From Kinsip. And it does to maple syrup pretty much what you’d expect, imparting oak cask […]

Sortilege Maple Syrup Whisky Liqueur

iscotch 14 December 2 Comments

1 minute

Happy holidays! One of 12-15 traditional drinking seasons. For some reason the cold makes us more agreeable to sticky, rich and cloying sweets, treats and meats. Might be an evolutionary thing we inherited from our […]

Caldera Hurricane 5 with Steve & Matt (maybe)

iscotch 7 December No Comments

2 minutes

Sometimes I forget things. Things like, where did this whisky come from, and, who are M and St in the tasting notes. According to the website, Caldera Hurricane 5 Canadian whisky is grown, distilled and […]

Crown Royal Bourbon Mash aka Blender’s Mash with Steph, Matt & Marie-Michèle

iscotch 30 November No Comments

2 minutes

Interesting story on this one. Crown Royal released the bottle as Bourbon Mash (seen here because we got the hookup), a Canadian whisky made in Canada using a typical Bourbon mashbill. And since a Scottish […]

Nunavut Brewing Company ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ ᒎᓗ Frob Gold Strong Golden Ale

iscotch 23 November No Comments

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Just a quick review – finally getting around to the beers from Iqaluit. Nunavut Brewing Company Frob Gold Strong Golden Ale – this one is pretty okay, if you think about all the extra effort […]

BattleScotch! Canadian B’s Edition (Bearface v Barnburner) with Steve, Bengt, Brad & Chris

iscotch 16 November No Comments

1 minute

Video BattleScotch! nose Simon – Barnburner Steve – Barnburner Chris – Barnburner neat Simon – Barnburner Steve – Barnburner Chris – Bearface 7y finish Simon – Barnburner Steve – Barnburner Chris – […]

Bearface 7y Triple Oak Canadian Whisky with Steve, Bengt, Brad & Chris

iscotch 9 November No Comments

2 minutes

Video Review! Bearface is a somehow new 7y Canadian whiskey. I’m being facetious – you can do that by buying other people’s at least 7y whisky. It looks like this company buys, blends and […]

Barnburner Small Batch Ontario Whisky with Steve, Bengt, Brad, Chris & Junior

iscotch 2 November 1 Comment

2 minutes

Video Review! Barnburner Ontario Whisky from Maverick Distillery. This was a sleeper – probably one of the best tasting budget Canadian whiskies I’ve had, and I’m super judgey of Canadian whiskies. Here’s more of what […]

That Time I Drank 21 Whiskeys With Dan

iscotch 12 October 1 Comment

2 minutes

A recent very excellent birth day present, two tickets to Whiskey Ottawa, thanks Hillary! A massive event with a good 3-400 people and looooots of different whiskeys and whiskies. So much scotch, such tiny glasses. […]

Round 2 (Sort Of)! Unibroue 17 Grand Reserve 2017 Extra Strong Ale with Steve

iscotch 27 July No Comments

2 minutes

Steve is a tricky palate. He likes things other people don’t, and doesn’t like much of what we’d consider “the good stuff”, except for the odd time he really likes the really good stuff. This […]

Dominion City Brewing Between Two Evils Imperial Stout with Davey

iscotch 29 June No Comments

1 minute

Dominion City Brewing in Ottawa does a lot of interesting stuff, but Davey and I couldn’t agree on whether this was one of them. As stouts go, it’s great for people who don’t like stouts. […]

Collective Arts Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter with Devin

iscotch 8 June 1 Comment

2 minutes

This one is going to be a very short review. We had this beer with Christmas dinner (not quite 6 months ago), so we weren’t able to take traditional notes. I was hoping for something […]

The Lunar Rogue Pub with Hillary

iscotch 1 June 1 Comment

3 minutes

It’s been an interesting spring, and May 2-4 weekend found yours truly ping-ponging around The Drive-Thru Province, traditional home of the Irving family, land of seafood, craft beer and more seafood, New Brunswick. My local […]