Category: Wine and Spirits

  • herradura

    Tasting | Herradura Tequila

          Taking home cases of wine is old school. Why not buy an entire barrel of tequila instead? Tequila Herradura Barrel Select Experience program gives tequila lovers the chance to order their very own Herradura  Double Barrel Reposado. When bottled, each barrel yields approximately 240 bottles of specially crafted tequila that is rested…


  • Q & A | Jamie Marfell

      Seven Questions with Jamie Marfell: WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MEMORY WITH STONELEIGH? My first year being a trainee winemaker, tasting the wines from the fantastic 1989 vintage.  I can still remember both the Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling. Both were unbelievable. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SUMMER MEAL TO PAIR WITH THE STONELEIGH SAUVIGNON BLANC?…


  • Cider | Michel Jodoin

    [dmalbum path=”/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/Michel Jodoin 2010/”/] Michel Jodoin was one of CSL’s later stops on our tour around Monteregie and the Eastern townships of Quebec. We were taken for a tour of the facility as well as a cider tasting (one of many that dat. Note: don’t try this at home). We were amazed at the difference…


  • herbal notes

    Cocktails | Herbal Notes: Abattoir, Vancouver

      Herbal Notes 30 ml Zubrowka vodka 15 ml Del Maguey Mezcal 15 ml Fresh lime juice 15 ml Yellow Chartreuse 60 ml Lager 1/2     Birds eye chili Method: Rim a collins glass with salt (a smoked salt preferably). Remove the seeds from the chili and muddle in the bottom of the glass.…


  • Laphroaig Simon Brooking

    Tasting | Laphroaig Whisky

          Photography K&S Media; courtesy Laphroaig While reciting classic Scottish toasts brand Ambassador Simon brooking gives CSL  the lowdown on the characteristically smoky single malt scotch whisky. “My whisky is all about peat,” insists Simon brooking of the single malt Scotch from Islay with a characteristic smoky flavor, “for a lot of folks…