Holiday Candy Cane Liqueur Coldstream Clear(20% ABV) There are a lot of icky, minty concoctions available around this time of year. This is not one of them. Coldstream makes reliably tasty vodka and liqueur, and its gift packs tend to fly off the shelves. Its candy cane liqueur is available on its own, too—but it […]
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The Coldstream dream
Coldstream Clear just opened its new storefront and distillery in Stewiacke, pouring out its flavourful vodka and rum by the landmark Mastodon Ridge. “The key was making it convenient for people to get our product,” says Riley Giffen, who started the business with his parents. The distillery’s original location, which opened in 2015, was “about […]
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Some like it hot
It’s not quite a cold, but there’s one on the horizon. Camping out in the back of your throat and all up in your sinuses, waiting for the imperfect moment pounce on your immune system. A spoonful of Buckley’s, well it tastes awful. And a tall glass of OJ—or worse, a fizzy vitamin supplement a […]
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Friday Five: Corn Party
It’s Friday – who doesn’t love completely arbitrary lists about things that are vaguely related to each other (but not really)? Oh, I do. It’s getting summery in Halifax, beer is everywhere, the fat child across the street is on his bike again, the cats are out fighting and making love in the north end […]