From our friendly and very socially distant neighbors in the Great White North (aka Canada aka Canadia) comes a spirit from one of their Maritime provinces. The spirit is called Fundy Gin, and the province is Nova Scotia. Fundy Gin is a spirit from Still Fired Distillery which […]
According to the official Crown Royal website, their Fine Deluxe Blended Canadian Whisky goes all the way back to 1939. Here’s the official story in its entirety… In 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth made history when they became the first reigning monarchs to visit Canada, arriving by […]
We (and by we I mean snobby booze bloggers such as ourselves) can poke fun at flavored whisky all we want, but there’s no denying their popularity with the booze drinking public. This is where you ask… “How do you know this, G-LO? Did you conduct extensive market […]
We love our whisky, of this there is no doubt, but for some reason, whisky from our friendly neighbor to the north, i.e. Canadia, has rarely made an appearance during our research sessions. Thankfully, over the past couple of years, this situation has changed quite a bit. In […]
It’s one thing to get a whisky sample from an actual distillery or independent bottler. It’s a completely different thing when a whisky sample comes from someone’s personal collection… When your whisky comes from someone in the industry, it’s all part of their marketing plan, i.e. they send […]