Category: Wine and Spirits

  • Tasting | Mount Gay 1703

    International Brand Ambassador and mixologist at Mount Gay Distilleries, Chesterfield Browne visits Calgary and speaks with CSL about the rum that invented rum. Except for the Caribbean, rum has been given a bad name worldwide, mainly due to the lack of quality products on the market. This, coupled with the cloyingly sweet fruity drinks served…


  • Tasting | Top 4 Bourbon

    Photography (Christina Mah) By Derrick Woo CHARCUT MIXOLOGIST CHRISINA MAH Her Grandfather was a bartender, so it is not surprising that Christina Mah Bar-Chef at Charcut Roasthouse would follow suit. “He was making crazy concoctions and my grandma had to drink them all.” In fact it was one of Mah’s own Bourbon cocktail creations that…


  • Q & A | Dave Powell

    Founded by David Powell in 1994, the winery is so called after the small Scottish town, Torbreck, where Powell worked as a lumberjack.  Torbreck’s roots are well-established in share-farming – using fruit from the very best vineyards in the Barossa Valley. Winemaker, Dave Powell’s production is heavily based on the classic Barossa Valley varietals of…


  • Wine | 4th Annual Vine and Dine Argentina Wine Festival

     Photography By K & S Media CSL had the pleasure of attending the Argentina wine festival at Escoba, hosted by the gracious Linda Garson. The event, which was open to the public in the evening had an amazing turnout, complete with representatives for each wine. Every style of wine- from Tempranillo, Syrah, Cabernet, and Torrontoeswere…


  • Wine | Wines of Chile at Hotel Arts

    [dmalbum path=”/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/2010 Wines of Chile at Hotel Arts/”/] CSL was invited to the Wines of Chile event at Hotel Arts, displaying some of the most popular wines and food from Raw Bar. Situated between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, Chilean wine is world renoun for its Mediterranean climate (dry summer and moderate winters), producing…