Scotch, Whisky
and Beer Festival
I could wax on about whisky. Or brief you on the back-story of beer. Instead, a short tale about a man who embraced both, albeit for a short time.
Many years ago, on his first assignment for a Scottish newspaper, my father attended a celebratory dinner in honour of dead poet (and, as of 2009, the Greatest Scot off all time) Robert Burns. Whisky flowed and my dad...
(read more)Mixing your alcohols often leads to interesting evenings. Like that night you went from beer bongs to Jagger Bombs and woke up at a bus stop in Surrey wearing a hospital gown and roller-blades.
(read more)You will be able to sip, sample, taste and learn about different products in the area of scotch, whisky, premium beer, as well as spirts and wine. Executive Director Adam Bloch, says last year the festival sold out with over 3200 attendees. "The festival is a chance for people to expand their palates, it is kind of like an adult education tasting event but it's...
(read more)“Scotch for me has everything you'd want from a spirit,” he wrote. “It has history. Highland Park was started in 1798 by a man called Magnus Eunson. He was a priest and would make whisky illegally and then hide the casks under the pulpit of his church. (Scotch) has tales of smuggling, murder, love and perseverance.
(read more)This is one of the city's hottest events, and even extending the main tasting from one evening to two for the first time has barely slaked Metro Vancouver's thirst
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