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Canada, you don’t look a day over 145
WHAT: Steam Whistle Pilsner Rating: NNNN WHERE: Toronto WHY: One way to get publicity in the beer business is to release a new brew every... -
Two classic ingredients for your Pride cocktails.
WHAT: Fernet-Branca Rating: NNN WHERE: Veneto, Italy COCKTAIL: The Hanky-Panky: 1½ oz gin, 1½ oz sweet vermouth, 2 dashes of Fernet-Branca. Stir on ice, strain... -
Because the booze belongs to Daddy
SAVE WHAT: Dupont Moinette Brune Rating: NNNN WHERE: Wallonia, Belgium WHY: Let's pop a top with Pops. Dupont has long set a high standard in... -
Chateau Montet Rose
Rating: NNN WHERE: Bordeaux, France WHY: Rhubarb, you devious shape-shifter. One minute a fibrous stalk, the next dessert. How Merlot and Cabernet conspire to create... -
Istituto Agrario San Michele Pinot Grigio 2011 (white)
Rating: NNNN SPEND WHERE: Trentino, Italy WHY: Produced by an agricultural college in northeast Italy. Miles away from the insipid PGs found on wine lists... -
Lap up 3 local suds
Great Lakes Orange Peel Ale Rating: NNN WHERE: Etobicoke WHY: Orange isn't exclusively a summer sensation, but its restrained yet zesty presence in this full-flavoured... -
Sigalas Santorini Assyrtiko 2010
Rating: NNNN SPEND WHAT: Sigalas Santorini Assyrtiko 2010 Rating: NNNN WHERE: Santorini, Greece WHY: When sampled, there wasn't a whole lot going on bouquet-wise. Just... -
Thalia Sauvignon Blanc
Rating: NNN SAVE WHAT: Thalia Sauvignon Blanc Rating: NNN WHERE: Crete, Greece WHY: As the economic theory of austerity develops more holes than Sponge Bob's... -
Drink up
Citadelle Gin Rating: NNNNN WHERE: Cognac, France BEST: Citadelle is a blast of 44 per cent alcohol, piney juniper, bright spiciness and bold citrus. Vivid,... -
Freixenet Mia White
Rating: NNN SAVE WHAT: Freixenet Mia White (2011) WHERE: Penedés, Spain WHY: Says "aromatic and fruity" right on the front label. Well, my work here... -
Georges Gardet Saint Flavy Champagne
Rating: NNNN SPEND WHAT: Georges Gardet Saint Flavy Champagne WHERE: Champagne, France WHY: Here come the brides. If you're looking to toast your bliss with... -
El Jimador Blanco Tequila
Rating: NNNN WHAT: El Jimador Blanco Tequila WHERE: Jalisco, Mexico WHY: The best tequilas are made from 100 per cent agave. The blanco style, which... -
Bulleit Bourbon
Rating: NNNN WHAT: Bulleit Bourbon WHERE: Lawrenceburg, Kentucky WHY: Bulleit employs a generous amount of rye in its recipe, which may account for its alluring... -
Four Roses Bourbon
Rating: NNNN WHAT: Four Roses Bourbon WHERE: Lawrenceburg, Kentucky WHY: Apparently, a lot of people in Kentucky like to do a lot of drinking before,... -
Hacker Pschorr Munich Gold Lager
Rating: NNN SAVE WHAT: Hacker Pschorr Munich Gold Lager WHERE: Munich, Germany WHY: Bottles weigh a lot in the backpack. And don't even think about...
