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December 2011  
In This Issue
Whiskey Oxidation
Restaurants Reviewed
To (E) or Not to (E)
The Irish Embassy
Toronto's Gooderham & Worts
Last Minute Whiskey Gifts
Cartoon
The Challenge of Whiskey Oxidation
Like with wine, the storage of Private Reserveopened bottles of whiskey makes possible a less than desirable chemical process to occur called oxidation.  Don't worry, there is help.
 
Restuarants Reviewed
 

To (E) or not to (E)

Whisk(e)y  can be spelled with or without the letter (E).   
 

Valuable Links

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Malt Madness - Scotch

Straight Bourbon - USA

Irish Whiskey Chaser

Canadian Whisky

Nonjatta - Japanese Whisky

 

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LCBO Inventory

On Sales at the LCBO

World Wide Product Search

 

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AGCO Special Occastion Permits 

Duty-Free Allowances

Impaired Driving Laws, Ont.

Alcohol Facts

 

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World Whiskeys.Local Focus.Individual Tastes
Happy End-of-Year!

 

I hope you've enjoyed reading Whiskey Toronto as much as I've enjoyed publishing it in 2011.

 

There are some exciting changes in store for Whiskey Toronto in the new year, the first of which begins in this issue, an original whiskey cartoon drawn and written by my good friend Rob Walton. 
 
We are also going to begin featuring guest authors who are local specialists on such topics as:  cigars, wine, beer, gourmet food, coffee and private clubs.  In January's Whiskey Toronto, for example, Andre Ganton, owner of Toronto Yacht Sales, will share his insight on yachting in the GTA.

 

Lastly, let me wish all of you a happy festive season and a healthy and prosperous new year.

 

Enjoy!

Tom Vanek
Whiskey Toronto

Irish Embassy 

Restaurant Review

 Irish Embassy 2

Located in a beautiful old bank building built in the late 1800s, the Irish Embassy oozes sophistication, classiness and history and is located right in the heart of downtown Toronto.

 

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Gooderham & Worts
Local History
 

With contemporary fascination about being a world-class city, it's easy to overlook a remarkable time in our local history about 175 years ago, when Toronto undisputedly was.

 

As the city's population quickly tripled to 30,000, largely due to the influx of famine escaping Irish immigrants, there arose the largest distillery in the world on the humble shores of then York's Don River. 

 

Read More...

Last Minute Gifts Under $100

 "Barley" Enough Time to Shop

 
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Rob Walton is a Toronto cartoonist. He has worked in the animation industry for twenty years as a storyboard artist and series director. His satirical graphic novel "Ragmop" was selected as one of the 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die. 
 
Look for an original cartoon by Rob each month in Whiskey Toronto

 

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