Christmas in Spain 2019: Day 1 – Victoria to Vancouver
by This was pretty much your standard normal first day of travel… In fact, we can’t even really call it a day of travel… It’s more …
Spain 2019 – We’re getting close now…
It’s Wednesday now and we’re getting closer to our Friday departure and the days seem to be simultaneously crawling by and passing far too quickly. …
Christmas in Spain… The Plan
So if you’ve read any of my previous trip blogs you’ll know that there’s always a plan. A very detailed plan. There might even be …
Christmas in Spain 2019
So it’s Thanksgiving weekend (the Canadian one in early November) and the stars and planets have finally aligned and Marie and Caitlin’s schedules have come …
Christmas in Canada this year? Nope…
Last year we decided to travel over Christmas for the very first time… So we packed up a few small gifts for each other, loaded …
Indy Showcase #2
The second in a series of Dram Association events showcasing independent bottlers, this tasting featured some pretty darn good whiskies – including the headliner – …
Standouts from the 2019 Victoria Whisky Festival
The Victoria Whisky Festival has come and gone for another year, and thankfully my post-festival cold has finally moved on as well… so now it’s …
A couple more tasting notes before the madness of Whiskyfest…
Loch Lomond 19 Year Old Single Grain Whisky Old Particular (Douglas Laing). Distilled 1996. Bottled. 2016. Cask#DL11184. 51.5%ABV. Refill Hogshead (341 bottles). $240 (approx) NOSE: …
Tasting Notes: SMWS Outturn #87 (January 2019)
#135.4 Lip Smacking Seduction Loch Lomond. 17 years old (distilled July, 2000). Highland. 56.2%ABV. 2nd Fill Barrel (248 bottles) $230 (includes all taxes) NOSE: lots …
Tasting Notes from Kindred Spirits’ “Blind Blended Whiskies” Tasting (January 9, 2019).
Robert Burns Single Malt Whisky Isle of Arran Distillery. 43%ABV. $70.99 (+taxes) @ BC Liquor Store Produced by the Isle of Arran Distillery and endorsed …