The former Seagram museum in Waterloo, Ontario, will step back in time on January 29 to celebrate the home-coming of Seagram's New Zealand whisky, a long-lost child of Canada's former distilling empire.
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No thanks, in 2013 I only drink Canadian! ;-) Wishing everyone who visits CanadianWhisky.Org a happy, healthy and prosperous new year!
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BÜZE Magazine – the world's first interactive all drinks publication is now available in the iTunes Store.
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What a year 2012 has turned out to be! It seems that nearly every distillery had Christmas giving in mind when they came up with their new releases. Danfield's, Black Velvet, Alberta Premium, Masterson's, Highwood, Still Waters, Collingwood, Forty Creek, Lot 40, Pike Creek, Wiser's, Gibson's . . .
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Spicy rye, butterscotch, and vanilla fudge, with glowing with heat. Hot pepper is softened by vanilla ice cream and fresh dairy butter. Real maple sugar and real maple syrup accentuate clean wood.
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An excellent example of a well-aged Canadian whisky with a bold display of gingery spice, pepper, exotic fruit - kumquats, passion fruit - and oak. Finishes with a slight pleasing pithiness. ★★★★☆
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Canadian Whisky Awards 2011. Whisky of the year: Forty Creek John's Private Cask No. 1. Canada's award winning whiskies: Canadian Club, White Owl, Masterson's, Gibson's Finest, Wiser's Small Batch, Wiser's Legacy, & Collingwood. Special recognition to 20 successful years of Glen Breton.
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Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert, my Canadian whisky book, will be published May 8, 2012 by McClelland & Stewart and distributed by Random House.
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From the vestiges of Seagram's, and the world’s southern-most whisky producer, New Zealand's rare and acclaimed Dunedin Distillery 10 year old DoubleWood has landed on LCBO shelves.
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Conservative James Bezan, MP for Selkirk-Interlake, today introduced a private member's bill to reduce federal excise duties on spirits by $1.00 per litre of absolute alcohol. ★★★★★
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Whimsical "whisdom" from Canadian Club: Never send beer to do a whisky’s job; Everything in moderation. Except bacon; Drafts are best suited for fantasy football - order a Canadian Club Whisky.
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Charred oak, pencil shavings and silky tannins melt into sweet citrus fruit, marzipan, hints of flowers and a certain meatiness. Peppery baking spices. Finishes long and hot with woody undertones. A carpenter’s nirvana. ★★★★★
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What's a visitor to bring home from a visit to Canada? The easy answer is maple syrup. The whisky lover's answer is Highwood's maple whisky.
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John K. Hall looked to Ireland for inspiration when crafting one of his latest creations, a cream liquor, made with fresh Ontario dairy cream in a base of Forty Creek whisky.
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Succulent buttery caramel cream, canned cream-style corn and Mackintosh's toffee waft gently into softly glowing peppery rye spices.
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Blueberries, grape popsicle, sweet simple syrup and maybe just a hint of clean oak in a whisky liqueur-cum-ice-cream-topping designed for summer patio or winter hot spot bliss.
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Corby Distillers and the Globe and Mail, are co-sponsoring a high-end tasting event to draw attention to my book Canadian Whisky: The Portable Expert. Sample Wiser's Small Batch; Legacy; Pike Creek; and Lot 40.
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Kittling Ridge Estate Wines & Spirits, has re-branded as Forty Creek Distillery, effective August 2012.
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★★★★☆ Prune juice, sweet sherry and black fruit with spicy heat, clean oak and a delectable mix of clean farm smells and coniferous forest. Rich and creamy with a dash of black licorice.
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Packed to travel and sealed for freshness, The Alberta Whisky Cake, in malted maple and whisky runner chocolate, is a most toothsome ways for a traveler to remember Alberta.
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