Gibson’s Canadian Whisky: Only in Canada…Pity

Gibson’s Finest Whiskey: something old, something rare. something sterling, and something you might regret later: pace yourself

I’m a little foggy today. Last night the girls at the Martini Club in the Distillery District hosted a party featuring Gibson’s Finest Canadian Whisky. There is nothing more fun than a Martini Club party, last one had me drinking Hendricks gin, and I hate gin, or I thought I hated gin. What I really hated was the thought of gin, it turns out the actual drinking of the gin is a lot of fun. And also because Laura and Michelle are incredibly innovative mixologists. In fact they contribute recipes for the LCBO magazine. Their current mission is to get women drinking whiskey. Twist my rubber arm, ladies, I love a brown drink. Bourbon is very cool and I have created a few interesting cocktails of my own featuring Wild Turkey: try drinking it with chocolate soy milk, yum! Last night’s drinks included the classic Manhattan along with some new ideas: Mint Divine which was lemonade and mint, and True North, which was a sour mix with blueberry juice and ginger beer. They also served it with heated apple cider. Most fun (and educational) was trying the whiskies straight up. Gibson’s has a range: Sterling which is great for mixed drinks, the 12-year-old which is barrel aged and ultra smooth, and Finest Rare which is the one you give to your favourite blogger for a Christmas present. If tequila makes people crazy and vodka makes people promiscuous, then sipping whisky makes you smarter. Did you know that “whisky” is Scottish English and “whiskey” is Irish English? I have been spelling it both ways. Anyway, thanks to Steve Wright, Gibson’s Finest Canadian Whisky Ambassador, and Michelle and Laura for a really fun party and a new appreciation for Canadian Whisky!