by Renaud Timson | May 6, 2022 | Article, Canadian Whisky, Review, Single Malt
A Whisky That Pushes All The Right Buttons. GrainHenge Elevator Row Single Malt Whisky Troubled Monk How serendipitous. That’s what came to my mind when I had just received an email, while on vacation, informing me to look out for a sample of Grainhenge whisky ...
by Renaud Timson | Jan 4, 2022 | Article, Canadian Whisky, Review
Let’s Call This Meeting To Order. GrainHenge Meeting Creek Small Batch Canadian Whisky Troubled Monk It’s always a treat to find a whisky that’s made in your back yard. Granted, Canada’s backyard is pretty big so it’s in our back yard, around the corner and a...
by Renaud Timson | Sep 21, 2021 | Article, Bourbon, Review, Uncategorized
Angel In The House. Angel’s Envy Straight Bourbon Kentucky Whiskey Finished in Port Wine Barrels Louisville Distilling Company There isn’t a shortage of angels. There’s Angel Falls, the Anaheim Angels, Hell’s Angels, the (amazing hair) band Angel, angel hair...
by Renaud Timson | Sep 17, 2021 | Article, Cocktails, Mixology
Chances are, you have some Wiser’s whisky in your house. Between 1878 and 1882, the actual John Philip Wiser sat in the House of Commons as a member of Parliament for Grenville South. And, if you’re a current member of Parliament, you know you can avail yourself to a...
by Renaud Timson | Aug 24, 2021 | American Whiskey, Article, Whiskey Cocktail
History is full of well chronicled legacies and stories that are completely factual. This story isn’t… but then is… well kind of. Antoine was born in 1803-ish in the then French colony of Saint-Domingue. He died in 1883 at the age of 80. Maybe you’ve heard of him....
by Renaud Timson | Jul 19, 2021 | Article, Cocktails, Whisky
The important thing in life is not the triumph, but the fight; the essential thing is not to have won, but to have fought well. Let’s take some time to honour all the competitors who will be pushing their bodies to the limit the Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics. Here are a...
