Local, small batch, craft distillers have started to emerge in Canada. We have not yet seen the boom that our neighbours to the south have, but we’re getting there. I love discovering and drinking new spirits, I love it even more when they are Canadian! This is the first of a series of interviews with…

5 Rum Based Cocktails Everyone Needs to Try!
Below is a list of my favourite rum based cocktails which use some basic mix ingredients, no need to run out and buy ingredients. Chances are you already have everything you need at home. These are five simple rum based cocktails that you need to try, and more importantly can and should try making at…

CANCELLED PLANS – Barbados here we come!
With everything going on in the world right now we’ve had to cancel our trip. It was the right thing to do, but it doesn’t mean we don’t feel like we’re missing out. We look forward to planning it all over again as that’s half the fun. I also need to say that when everything…

A visit with “Last Straw Distillery” in Vaughan, Ontario
The craft spirits industry is growing in Ontario. When Last Straw Distillery started up in 2011 there were a handful of craft or small distilleries in Ontario. Don of Last Straw Distillery expects that number to be over a hundred in the next few years. For Don it all started as he watched a friend…

Time to get to know me and what this is all about.
Hi! Hey there, glad you decided to swing by and visit the site! Introductions are in order. My name is Jose and I am the sole person taking care of this site. That pretty much means that anything you read here is something that I thought up, or want share. The name of my site…