Sky-high Drinking and Dining: Air France Business Class Review
I’ve done a few of these reviews now, like Air Canada business class, and JAL vs. ANA. But this one’s a bit different — this is a review by proxy. No, I’m not ripping off some other blogger, or basing my opinion on Air France’s…
Moosehead Makes a Legit Canadian Lager
Moosehead is hot right now. After their ad poking fun at Trump and the amount of beer required to tolerate him, many Canadians (myself included) got a chuckle and felt a swell of patriotism. I also got a hankering for a beer I had not…
Buy Canadian Booze: A List of Canadian Alcohol You Should Check Out
Our neighbours to the south, or more accurately the kleptocratic oligarchy ruling them, have opted to start a trade war. I’ll spare you the doom and gloom, and get right to the point — if you’re gonna have a drink, it might as well be…
Oban 11 Special Release 2023 The Soul of Calypso is a Kooky Caribbean Cask Strength Scotch
My wife, Christine, is a wonderful partner. Beyond her metaphysical qualities I could wax poetic about for days, she is also incredibly generous, and chose to spoil me with another high-end limited-release whisky for Christmas (as she’d previously done with the delightful Talisker 11 Special…
Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne Just Doesn’t Click With Me
The time has finally arrived for a review I’ve been putting off for ages. I have reviewed nearly every other major Champagne brand, from Moët to Mumm, but I haven’t yet touched on Veuve Clicquot (outside of a legacy “Sipping With Smoth” story where I…
A Decade of Sublime Imbibing
10 years ago, while living with my parents (and with little else to do) I decided to turn my crappy Blogspot whim into a more serious website. “Sipping With Smoth” became “Sublime Imbibing” (although you can still enjoy the original moniker as a category on…
Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon: No Age Statement, Lots of Flavour
A decade ago, Elijah Craig (of Hevean’s Hill distillery) was ahead of a trend. Their delightful, popular Elijah Craig 12 bourbon was beloved by fans (myself included) for its robust flavour, rich texture, and classy branding. But despite its popularity, Elijah Craig opted to change…
The Grange County Chardonnay is the Right Kind of White
This post is going to be one part a review of The Grange County Chardonnay and one part a love letter to The Grange as a wine producer, among my favourites in Prince Edward County. Christine and I make a habit of visiting PEC wineries,…
Bruichladdich Classic Laddie is a Bit of a Mixed-Bag Scotch
My aunt Paulette, ever the generous patron of Sublime Imbibing and Scotch enthusiast sent me on a delightful mission — pick up a Scotch I hadn’t tried for us to taste at a family reunion, and she’d pay for it. With the budget set at…
Toronto’s Best Lager(s): Godspeed’s Sklepnik vs. Burdock’s Deluxe
What began as a quest to pit West-end lagers against each other (like I did when I looked for West Toronto’s best IPA) sprawled into a city-wide search for a lager that could even come close to Burdock’s Deluxe. It crushed anything I tasted it…