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A new budget bourbon appeared on the shelf at the LCBO and we had to try it. Weller Special Reserve, The Original Wheated Bourbon. Despite being “wheated” (which sounds like a Saskatchewan hazing ritual), this is still marked as a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The requirements for KSBW are just that the mash be 51% … Continue reading Weller Special Reserve Wheated Bourbon with Dan
66 Gilead Wild Oak, a new Ontario whisky from Prince Edward County. Yay for whisky from within 300 kilometres from home! Thanks to Brad for picking this up on a recent trip. The Wild Oak is a corn, rye and wheat bourbon-style whisky aged in charred oak, and it does taste like a rye bourbon. … Continue reading 66 Gilead Wild Oak with Dan & Ryan
Innis & Gunn Vintage! As found in Winnipeg. As much as I love Innis & Gunn, this one’s a bit of a reach. At *twenty* dollars each, you’d be excused for forgetting it’s just beer. You pay the Tube Tax. You pay the import beer tax. You pay the bottle conditioned tax, and the 100 … Continue reading Innis & Gunn Vintage 2015 with Brad, Dan & Laura
Gooderham & Worts Four Grain Canadian Whisky. Corn, barley, wheat & rye blended together and named for the distillery that is now the Distillery District in Toronto. The name appears to be the only real connection to the original Gooderham & Worts company – this whisky is now distilled in Corbyville with much of the … Continue reading Gooderham & Worts Four Grain Canadian Whisky with Davey, Matt & Steve
White Owl Whisky. Clear like shine, but apparently legally allowed to be called whisky. What? Produced by Highwood Distillers, who also make Centennial, Century and Potters whiskies, White Owl is a blend. Rye and other grain whiskies, some up to 10 years old from what I can find online, are blended together. Regular, brown whiskies. … Continue reading White Owl Whisky with Matt & Steve
The last of the new Innis & Gunn (for now) is their White Oak Wheat Beer. This is.. well, it’s a wheat beer over white oak, but maybe you figured that out. It’s also a flavoured beer, as it’s been infused with bergamot and orange. If you’re not familiar with bergamot, it’s that flavour in … Continue reading Innis & Gunn White Oak Wheat Beer with Dan, Goran & Steve
Last night I had a brief visit with some old friends in Toronto, and I took a bottle of gin with me to say hello. I found Death’s Door Gin at the LCBO and immediately dug the label – I like maps. The little bit of marketing was pretty compelling and the price was right. Death’s … Continue reading Death’s Door Gin with Peter & Virginia
The first out of the Summer Mixed Pack, the Innis & Gunn Toasted Oak IPA! Always great to see a new Innis & Gunn. There’s a nice amount of information on the website, like that this is wheat malt with a specific kind of hops (I don’t know hops). It also mentions that this isn’t … Continue reading Innis & Gunn Toasted Oak IPA with Dan & Ryan
Hand delivered from British Columbia! Which is technically illegal, if you can believe that. You can’t transport alcohol between provinces – which means every time I slip over the river to an SAQ for some whiskey or some beer from a dep’, I’m technically bootlegging. Thanks, Prohibition. Drug laws are ridiculous. Anyway, Devin dropped by … Continue reading Updated! Steel & Oak Smoked Hefenweizen with Devin & Jono
Found this newbie in the LCBO a few weeks ago. I think I’d be searching based on country, looking for new stuff. And hey, found it! Bain’s Cape Mountain is from South Africa, and made from a single South African grain. I’m not sure if they’re referring to a specific local grain, or if it’s … Continue reading Bain’s Cape Mountain 5y Single Grain with Dan, Ryan & Goran
