This month’s Living Proof column features Lillet, a strange, antiquated little French aperitif made from white Bordeaux wine and citrus liqueur. (FYI, if you happen to read a paper copy of Vue, you’ll notice that they accidentally printed a different … Continue reading
Yesterday I turned these: Into this: Actually, this version wasn’t really a true Martinez. I added an extra half shot of orange juice to the mix, and I shook it, rather than stirring it – hence the frothiness. Also I … Continue reading
I was right. The Jasmine tastes better with Hendricks gin. LOTS better. Though, it’s still not as good as it is with the G’Vine Floraison. (Dammit, I need to get a bottle of that – it should be released in … Continue reading
In this week’s edition of products banned in Ontario (seriously, it sucks to be you guys): this beer is named after Santa, which means it’s promoting underage drinking – so we have to ban it. Or something. Awww, but I … Continue reading
(Update November 2011: for whatever reason, this story seems to have disappeared from the Edmonton Journal’s website, so here is the new link to an archived version.) My very first piece for The Edmonton Journal came out in yesterday’s … Continue reading