Drink for a Good Cause This Summer
The Intercontinental in Toronto is featuring the Ernestine Elixir Cocktail all summer long on The Skylounge, my favourite city patio for lounging. A sweet mix of Hpnotiq, SOHO Lychee Liqueur and cranberry juice, it’s served in a chilled vanilla sugar-rimmed martini glass. Feel good about indulging in a this treat because one dollar of every [...]
Free Tickets to Whiskey Live!
I am pre-empting Foodie-finds Fridays because I just received two free tickets to the 3rd annual Whiskey Live show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. It takes place next Friday Oct 24th, from 7-10 pm, and I want you all to have the opportunity to take a crack at getting these babies in your hot [...]
A Runtur in Reykjavik
A strong tradition of temperance, (prohibition existed in Iceland until 1922 and the prohibition on beer was only lifted in 1989) makes for an interesting drinking experience in Icelandic culture. Beer is widely available but it is not widely consumed and does not fall into the tradition of Northern Europe’s diverse, full bodied brews. The [...]
The Myriad View Moonshine
This week’s Foodie-find is brought to you by our bleary eyed web editor Collen Tully who brought back this artisan moonshine (yes I said artisan and moonshine) from the lovely idyllic PEI (now that’s shattering the Anne of Green Gables’ image I’d say)! Paul Berrow of The Myriad View is creating this heady distillation in [...]
