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Personally, I prefer the Booker's over the KCSB, but the preference is slight. I've tasted the two along with Baker's head to head (to head) and found that the similarities among them really...

Not strictly in Toronto, but close by, I thought I might use this thread to announce an upcoming event.

After a fantastic evening last year, Quatrefoil Restaurant of Dundas, Ontario, will again be...

I'm wondering the same thing. Considering previous reviews, at $45 it strikes me as relatively poor value, given the prices on Buffalo Trace, Sazerac, Rittenhouse, and the two Four Roses bottlings at...

I've tasted all but the 4R Yellow Label and the Blanton's Original (though I did have the Blanton's Special Reserve when it was last here). I'd be curious to try both; I'd also pick up the 4R small...

Actually, there are at least a few single barrel bourbons on the market without any obvious barrel info (e.g., Eagle Rare 10 SB, Elmer T Lee). I'm fairly confident that KCSB is in fact a single...

Not according to our very own Whiskey Tree. Baker's, Booker's, and Knob Creek all share the same basic (lower rye) Beam mash bill; of the four "small batch" bourbons, only Basil Hayden's has a...

I like my bottle of KCSB, though I'm not in love with it. It's straight-up Beam in the end, which is fine by me, though it plays a slightly different note to the other two Small Batch bottlings that...

Aaaaaaaaaand now they're back in the system, too. :lol:

I'm guessing your photo was taken at Summerhill? That's the only location listed as stocking them so far.

Huh. Yes, that's very odd. They don't appear in the May 28th catalogue, so I don't know what to make of this, either. Perhaps we need to contact the LCBO directly and ask somebody?

I dunno about the Rittenhouse for that purpose. It's a tasty drink, but it really tastes to me and a few others like a high rye bourbon rather than a rye per se. You might sooner try the Sazerac, Van...

Bummer! If only I had seen this earlier, I would have taken you up on it. :(

Yup! It seems that the LCBO has a few tricks up its sleeve after all...

Ah, that explains it.



Light years ahead of BT, eh? Well that's interesting. Blanton's uses Buffalo Trace's low corn mash bill and is single barrel (the original single barrel, for that...

Excellent. I saw signs of it coming out this way, and have found inventory for two stores so far, but am wondering if and when we'll see more. I swung by my local LCBO today and found nada.

Surely you have room for one more bottle... :grin:

I think squire means releases from Buffalo Trace/Sazerac, Heaven Hill, Beam, etc. Eagle Rare and Elmer T Lee are both produced by Buffalo Trace, as are the Wellers, and Evan Williams Single Barrel is...

From one relative SB noob to another, welcome aboard!



Buffalo has a nice selection, and you can find a lot of good choices below the $50 mark. I'd recommend the Eagle Rare 10 Single Barrel, as...

Generally speaking, there aren't many high proof Canadian whiskies available in the domestic market, though WhistlePig (currently US market only) is 50% ABV Canadian rye. Some Canadian whiskies are...

I've heard nothing but good things about Allen's, so you should definitely give it a try.

As a side note, Eagle Rare is being re-released to the LCBO in two weeks, if that strikes your fancy.

Hi folks,

Welcome to Ontario, a land of plenty—aside from bourbon, of course. That said, there are a few bourbon lovers about; you just have to seek them out, and SB is a good place to start. I...

Gents,

Thanks for all the invites and the friendly welcome! Around here, it's normally my stash that gets rummaged through. It'll be nice to have options when I head over by Michigan way ;) The...

Hi Tony,

Nice to meet a "local" member! I've been by Windsor and Petrolia, but not yet through to Detroit. Should I make my way over there sometime, I will definitely take you up on your offer for...

Hi SB folks,

As a new member, I thought I'd say a quick "hello" from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This year, I've taken the plunge into whiskey in a major way, and bourbon is tops on my list. I look...