Tag: scotch whisky

"I don't drink much whisky, but when I do, I drink Aberlour A'bunadh." Sure, this is a bad paraphrase of an Aberlour review read...

With the Canadian and US dollars hovering around the same rate, many Canadians are interested in saving a few bucks by shopping in the...

With an annual production of nearly 6 million liters, The Glenlivet is a scotch whisky powerhouse, occupying shelf space in nearly every liquor store worldwide. The distillery has a storied history, starting with its founding in 1824, through it's acquisition by Glen Grant in 1953 and Seagrams in 1977 to its current resting place in the portfolio of Pernod Ricard. The often-told story is that George Smith, The Glenlivet's founder, had to carry a pistol when he first obtained a license for his distillery to ward off his hundreds of (illegal) competitors. If you're ever in a sketchy bar and want single malt scotch, chances are they'll have bottles of Glenfiddich 12 and The Glenlivet 12 kicking around.

I recently finished off a bottle of scotch that had been sitting on the shelf for some time with barely a half inch of...