Gin: it's not just for summer, and this spicy treat makes for a refreshing start to a heavy winter meal. Level of difficulty: easier than pie.

When we released Cask #1 Rye Whisky, we sent it out to whisky critics and writers at four different proofs to get their feedback on what proof we should bottle at. We heard from many of you afterwards that you were upset that you didn't get a chance to participate in t...

Beat the heat with this refreshing summer cocktail recipe, made with Blackstrap Rum made with pride in Vaughan, Ontario by an award-winning craft distillery.

Hot summer nights call for a cool, refreshing mojito. This one is made with our Blackstrap, which is a new-make rum that we can't call a rum because it hasn't been aged for the minimum one year required by food labeling laws. It's also really good with our aged Blackst...

Whisky.

We started Last Straw to make this. We've done a whole lot of making - 50+ casks down and aging. We've done a whole lot of waiting - our first single malts are well past 3 years now, but not yet ready.

Whisky day is finally here.
 

"It's finding its way onto my...

For everyone who loves a good whisky cocktail, which by now we just assume that everyone we know does, this one's a keeper. Thanks to our friend Michael Smith for playing around with our limited-release Stout Spirit to come up with this one. This batch of Stout Spirit...

Chip Dykstra, aka The Rum Howler, is one of the tougher spirits critics out there, and he howls about all kinds of spirits, not just rum. We recently sent him a bottle of our Gin Twenty-One to see what he thinks.

Spoiler alert: he liked it. He really liked it!

Review: Gi...

Introducing "The Vaughan" cocktail. This robust, spirit-forward cocktail strikes a fine balance between bitter and sweetness, much the same way you'll find in a good Negroni. It's a shout out to our home town, and a showcase for one of our signature spirits - Darker Si...

A little bit sweet, a little bit spicy, a whole lot of delicious. The Mexican Mule is a play on the classic Gin Gin Mule, or Moscow Mule cocktail, and inspired by a dinner we hosted with Chef Francisco Alejandri at DISH Cooking Studio in Toronto last winter. 

The Mexica...

 We were as surprised as anyone when this article was sent to us - a review in a national newspaper on the very first thing we ever made!