I’ve mentioned before that I’m just not a scotch drinker, but thankfully for me, I have several friends who really enjoy their scotch, and my dear friend Dave, in Nashville, is a huge fan. When I received the bottle of Macallan 12 Year old Scotch, I happened to be in Nashville, and offered it to Dave to try.
Dave and I had a good chat about the Scotch, and I remembered that Dave used to live in Ireland and Scotland. “Scotch is magical for me. It was only after living in Ireland and Scotland that I gained a true appreciation for …read more

Hopscotch, Canada’s largest beer and whisky and scotch festival, returns beginning November 11. The event brings brand industry experts and brand ambassadors together with connoisseurs to celebrate all the good things that scotch, whisky and beer are! (image courtesy Hopscotch)
Events during the festival include more than 50 exhibitors and 200 products to sip, swirl and compare. The Grand Tasting is the best time to do that, although it’s already sold out on Friday night, so if you want to be a sipper, swirler and comparer, you’ve gotta act fast.
There’s two Whiskey pairing dinners:
Highland Whisky gives guests a chance to indulge …read more

I’m fighting a nasty cold at the moment, and as soon as people hear me speak, they figure it out pretty quickly and then tell me to go curl up and create myself one of many Old Wive’s Tales to cure the common cold.

So, what are these ‘cures’? They mostly centre around the Hot Toddy. There’s tons of different ways you can make a Hot Toddy, from everything to Whiskey, Rum or Gin. The prevailing theory is that a hot toddy’s mixture of piping hot water, rum, and lemon can provide a lot of relief. Alcohol has an anti-inflammatory …read more

Welcome to part two of the Drinks After Dark feature series, So, you want to learn how to drink… Today, we’re taking a look at Scotch, with much thanks from Tris Hussey.
Scotch is one of those classic “man” drinks.
Sipping a Scotch is one of those pleasures that also evokes images of cigar smoke, libraries with dark wood and deep leather chairs.
Although you might consider Scotch as a man’s drink, it was my mom who introduced me to Scotch and taught me how to drink it. (image source, LiquorSnob)
After nursing school, my mom and her friend got jobs in Miami …read more