In conversation with Graeme Macaloney, Founder-Director, Master Whiskymaker & Global Ambassador, Macaloney’s Island Distillery I posed a few questions to Graeme Macaloney just ahead of the Victoria Whisky Festival which runs through Thursday the 15th, Friday the 16th, Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th of January 2026 at the 5-star Hotel Grand Pacific located … Read more
Artisan Distillers Canada awarded top honours for its Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition to a distillery from Atlantic Canada.
Acquaint yourself with the history and products of Indigenous World, featured on the Winethusiast Club until May 22nd.
Odd Society Spirits Releases Batch #6 Single Malt Whisky for Dad Vancouver’s premier craft-certified distillery, Odd Society Spirits will release batch #6 of their single malt whisky on Thursday, June 14 – just in time for Father’s Day. Distilled from malted barley, grown exclusively in British Columbia and matured in American oak barrels … Read more
Vancouver Island’s deVine Wines & Spirits will host a special workshop on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Held in conjunction with the American Distilling Institute (ADI), the “Alt Whisky” event will be the first of its kind sponsored by ADI outside the US. Held at deVine’s distillery in Bentwood Bay, the day-long workshop will include both … Read more
“You should come to this tasting,” my son said. “You can get your bottle of 40-year-old signed.” The bottle in reference is a single malt from a distillery on the tiny island of Islay, in northwest Scotland. The maker was Bruichaddich and its distiller, the redoubtable Jim McEwan was due to arrive in Calgary … Read more