Today is looking like a quiet Canada Day Sunday - Pam has gone back to bed and Maggie is at her mom's, so I'm going to review a couple of Canadians before I properly start my day (which includes hitting…

My 14-year-old daughter graduated from Grade 8 today, which is a cause for celebration. Not only for that, and not only for the huge academic improvements she's made over the last six months - but also…

Unlike the Booker's expressions available in the LCBO (which are the "export" batches), this Fred Noe-signed bottle was purchased by yours truly at the Jim Beam distillery (a mandatory visit for any…

I've had a wonderful Father's Day so far - Pam made me breakfast, then I took Maggie to see Incredibles 2, then a scotch tasting at The Caledonian followed by dinner, and now I've decided to end the day…

This was a birthday gift from over a year ago, and is the last heel left in the bottle (so it's been open for a very long time). I believe this may be a bottling specific to Ontario, a 12 year old com…

I picked up our final Single Barrel at Potomac Wines & Spirits in Georgetown, for whom it was exclusively bottled. The recipe is OBSQ - same high-rye mashbill as the other two, but with the "floral…

This sample came to me from @jasonhambrey. The OBSK recipe is the same high-rye mashbill as the usual Single Barrel, but with the "slight spice" yeast strain. It matured in Barrel No. 37-1M in Warehouse…

Now that we are in a trade war with the US, bourbon is on my mind (since I'm concerned we'll have to start paying more for it soon!) Also, having just visited the Four Roses distillery and warehouses a…

It's high time to get rid of some heels that have been collecting dust on the shelf. This is the standard bottling of Old Forester. Established in Louisville in 1870 by George Garvin Brown, it is owned…

Usually I don't wait 8 days to finish a series of tastings, but I had a slight interruption: a trip to Kentucky! It was absolutely epic, and one day I'll write up some of the bourbons I brought back, but…