Whisky was once a classist quaff for the well-heeled. I used to imagine stodgy, waistcoat-wearing old men with David Attenborough accents bonding in silence over a neat Speyside, or Colonel Sanders-esque white suit-wearing American plantation owners languishing in the summer heat, a Tennessee sippin’ whisky their only solace from the elements. However, this beautiful marriage of smoke and peat systematically …
The History of the Cocktail – Our First Class with Brendan Brewster
The history of cocktails is entwined with turbulent maritime stories, colonialism, victories and defeats, pain and suffering. Brendan Brewster kicked off his class with a Continental Fancy Lunch Punch. Punch, a loan word from Sanskrit meaning five, migrated from India to England in the 1700s. We sat ourselves down, sipping his delicious creation that incorporated the five holy ingredients: his …
Cocktail Classes with Brendan Brewster
Next week we’ll be hosting our first in a series of three Cocktail Classes with Brendan Brewster. His first class will be on The History of the Cocktail, and will include 3 hours of cocktail education along with some delicious canapés to match, prepared by Chef Eric Hanson. Cutting his teeth in pubs of Ireland, honing his craft on Canada’s west …