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A Holiday Gift Guide for Whisky Lovers, Sweet Tooths, and Foodies

Food and drink gift Ideas for the epicurean in your life.

On the Scottish Island of Jura, the Whisky Is as Wild as the Wind

Isle away.

A Scottish Collaboration Blends Whisky and Design⁠—and Creates One-of-a-Kind Artwork

Whisky in the glass.

British Columbia Whisky Comes of Age

Whisky in the jar.

Savouring Fettercairn’s Lesser-Known Scotch Whisky in the B.C. Gulf Islands

Ocean, malt, and oak.

We Blind-Tasted the Victoria Distillery Attempting Great Whisky in Less Time

Can a Canadian whisky less than two years old compete with the best?

Chinese New Year Mixes with Scotch Whisky in this Decades-Old Multicultural Tradition

Todd Wong is keeping Gung Haggis Fat Choy alive in Vancouver.

The New Wave of Whisky

Legent Bourbon is the latest example of how a young generation of consumers are pushing spirits makers to experiment.

Bearface Whisky

Ready to roar.

With the doors wide open for experimentation, this British Columbia product is making its own playbook.

The Rise of B.C. Single Malt Whisky

Local trailblazers.

In the tradition-bound world of whisky, the most coveted single malt has always come from Scotland—until now.

Speyside Whisky

The heart of Scotch.

Nearly two-thirds of all the distilleries in Scotland are located in a valley through which flows the River Spey.

Forty Creek Whisky

Rich palate.

If you don’t know Forty Creek, now is a good time to acquaint yourself.

Whisky for New Year’s Eve

Rare single malts.

Here are some worthies to consider, for New Year’s Eve, or for any time at all.

Edible Canada’s Ultimate Canadian Whisky Dinner

When in Whitehorse.

When seeking adventure, both physical and culinary, one should consider looking north.

Victoria’s Whisky Festival

Water of life.

Victoria’s annual Whisky Festival offers aficionados of these amber nectars the rare opportunity to sip and sample 150 varieties of their favourite spirit.

Maker’s Mark Bourbon Whisky

My old Kentucky.

There are many funny and fascinating things one might associate with Kentucky, but perhaps the best is bourbon whiskey.