Category: whisky

To celebrate BC Liquor Stores’ 100th year anniversary, a collection of rare, premium, collectible wines and spirits will be released on March 13, 2021, at participating Stores.  The collection features many top-rated wines, along with a selection of classics from the finest wine regions of the world. For spirits, BC Liquor Stores will feature whiskies from the most iconic distilleries in…

Are you a fan of Canadian whisky?  How about an NHL hockey fan?  You can celebrate both with the latest release of J.P. Wiser’s Alumni Whisky Series.  Below is the announcement that I received about the three newly released whiskies.  Enjoy! ~~~ TORONTO, September 24, 2019 – J.P. Wiser’s scores a hat trick with its third installment of the Alumni Whisky…

Here is the latest announcement from BC Liquor Stores about what special events that you can participate in various Liquor Stores in August.  You will find wines from Uruguay and New Zealand, whisky from Scotland, gin and ciders from BC to taste.  Enjoy. 39th & CAMBIE THE GARZON EXPERIENCE FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 3:00–7:00 P.M. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 1:00–5:00 P.M. Discover…

Edinburgh, Scotland is a place with two sides; old and new.  You can delve into either side, but I do enjoy history so my recommendations will lean toward the historical side of Edinburgh.  But before I do, I should mention that if you have never been to Scotland, that bringing a waterproof jacket and shoes is a must.  I visited…

2013 seems like a blur, with so many wine and food events to count.  In addition, we had an outstanding sunny summer here in Vancouver, which lead to enjoyment of more wine and bbq.  Between my main website, mywinepal.com, and my food & wine events site, mywinepal.wordpress.com, I wrote 188 posts.  That is 1 new post every other day, but…

I admit that I am still learning about Scotch Whisky, learning a bit through my WSET training. I was glad to be invited to attend a Johnnie Walker Whisky Master Class at Hopscotch.  Our “teacher” was Mr. Michael “Mike” Nicholson, a Distiller, who has worked at La Cavulin and 4 other distilleries. Mike started off telling us about Johnnie Walker,…