Distillery Spotlight, Review, Whisky Musing

Distillery Spotlight: Côte des Saints Distillery, Mirabel, QC

Driving through Montreal in the spring is a frustrating experience – there’s construction happening on every other street, the traffic is backed up as you wait for the same stoplight for 3 cycles, and a single accident on the highways will have you sitting in stop and go for a very long time. But it’s incredible just how quickly all of that changes as soon … Continue reading Distillery Spotlight: Côte des Saints Distillery, Mirabel, QC

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Event Recap

Mystery Malt World Tour – Feb 2026

When the weather outside dips to -20C most peoples thoughts turn to hibernation. On a particularly cold Super Bowl Sunday members of the Toronto Whisky Society decided to brave the cold and warm up on a whisky world tour. Six whiskies from different points on the globe were concealed. Teaser descriptions were given and members were encouraged to try to guess the country of origin, … Continue reading Mystery Malt World Tour – Feb 2026

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Event Recap

Summer Cocktail Social

TWS kicked off the warmer weather with our first Whisky Summer Social. Members were greeted with a “Wise-ball”, a refreshing Highball made with Wiser’s 10, soda water and a slice of lemon.  Throughout the afternoon three other specialty cocktails were served all featuring whisky along with a broad selection of bitters. Thanks to donations by Corby and some pre-planning, the event was free for members … Continue reading Summer Cocktail Social

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Event Recap, Review

Laphroig & Bowmore Re-visited

We first did a Laphroaig/Bowmore event with Matt Jones way back in 2018, and as many members love these brands, we felt it time for a revisit 7 years later! Working with James Neil and Mike Mclean of Beam Suntory, we pulled together an incredible line-up for both brands. We started with a trio of Bowmore 15 expressions, all showcasing different styles of sherry influence. … Continue reading Laphroig & Bowmore Re-visited

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Event Recap

Finished Whiskies & Wine Pairings

For a couple of years, we’d discussed an idea of trying finished whiskies paired with the wine/sherry types they’re finished in, but it’s hard to find a consistent base spirit that enables this type of tasting. If you’re using all different whiskies as the base, how can you parse out the influence of the wine cask vs the base spirit? Enter Glenallachie! We connected with … Continue reading Finished Whiskies & Wine Pairings

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Whisky Musing

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Our core team has led many private tastings for all types of crowds and events – corporate, private, beginners or experts – we can cater a tasting to you and your guests needs: We can focus on the whiskies themselves, the brands or distilleries, the history of whisky, the nuances of different whisky making regions or all of the above! To explore a private tasting … Continue reading Hire us for your whisky tasting!

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