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How to Make a Hanky Panky — A Classic Cocktail with Shaun Layton

Seu browser não suporta iframes. The Hanky Panky originated at the Savoy Hotel in London around the early 1900′s. A classic cocktail in every regard, Shaun Layton shows us how ...

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Shaun Layton Talks Bartending and Classic Cocktails

Seu browser não suporta iframes. I’ve noticed that people on top of their game tend to be quite modest. Shaun Layton, despite playing a key role in the reinvigoration of ...

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Interview with a Sommelier: Jake Skakun

Seu browser não suporta iframes. I met Jake Skakun on a dusty back road between Joie Farm Winery and Van Westen Vineyards in Naramata, BC where he was looking stylishly ...

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May 26, 2011 | 0 Comments

Mission Hill SLC Chardonnay

2005 Vintage Tasted: May 2011 Chardonnay is often polarizing in white wine circles with most people either loving or hating it and very few left in the middle, but when Chardonnay is good, it’s really good. After 6 years in the bottle this one by Mission Hill is drinking very nicely. It’s supple and soft [...]

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May 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

Stag’s Hollow Cachet

No. 2 – 2009 Vintage Tasted May 2011 Being that this wine is a Syrah/Grenache blend with a dash of Viognier and Marsanne, it is a rare blend for the Okanagan and is worth the $40 price tag for that alone if you are an Okanagan oenophile. The usual earthy complexities of a Chateauneuf du [...]

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April 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

Dirty Laundry Winery Bordello

2008 Vintage Tasted: March 2011 Dirty Laundry serves up some wine with a fun theme. The former bordello that is the namesake of their top-tier reserve Bordeaux blend wine makes up the backbone for much of their marketing. The winery itself is known for producing an excellent Gewurztraminer and some fun red wines. This one [...]

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April 19, 2011 | 0 Comments

Stumptown Cold Brew

On his recent trip to Portland @MisterMorton brought back some Stumptown Cold Brew. This isn’t some crap-ass iced coffee this is genuine cold brew — like they do in Japan. To qualify as cold brew the coffee is brewed with cold water instead of hot, and then refrigerated for at least 10 hours or so. [...]

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March 14, 2011 | 0 Comments

Inniskillin Zinfandel

2007 Vintage Tasted: January 2011  This one was a bit tight to start but after being open for 15 minutes started to loosen up. Okanagan Zinfandel isn’t quite what they’ve got in California, but I applaud the effort and am always curious to see if we can measure up to the quintessential California grape varietal. [...]

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March 11, 2011 | 0 Comments

Osake Granville Island Junmai Sparkling Sake

  The Sparkling Sake from Osake, Granville Island’s Artisan Sake Maker, is a unique experience. While similar in some regards to sparkling wine, it is totally different in so many others. The flavour of sake is difficult to explain. This one has some notes of honey and the subtle texture of rice milk. While I [...]

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March 10, 2011 | 0 Comments

Ikea Art of Cooking Videos

The Swedes are at it again with some great viral video fair directed by Carl Kleiner. Ikea’s Art of Cooking is a mix of funny and practical and covers everything from a Michel Gondry-esque drumming baby to a miraculous double egg yolk separation. For a change I actually watched all of them. Seu browser não [...]

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