Whisky - UK (2020-05)

44 Whisky Magazine | Issue 167

Canadian Whisky Saskatchewan

A

s the television sit-

com Corner Gas tells it,

ƒ•ƒ–…Š‡™ƒ‹••‘βŽƒ–ǡ›‘—”

†‘‰…ƒ–ƒ‡‘ˆˆ”—‹‰ƒ†

‹–ǯ•–Š”‡‡†ƒ›•„‡ˆ‘”‡Š‡‹•

‡–‹”‡Ž›‘—–‘ˆ•‹‰Š–Ǥ Žƒ–Žƒ†‡ƒ••–”ƒ‹‰Š–

”‘ƒ†•„‘‘ƒ”‡†„›–‡•‘ˆ–Š‘—•ƒ†•

‘ˆ™Š‡ƒ–⋇Ž†•ǡ‡ƒ…Šƒˆ—ŽŽ‹Ž‡•“—ƒ”‡Ǥ–ǯ•

ƒ•‹ˆ–Š‹•Žƒ†™ƒ•†‡•‹‰‡†–‘‰”‘™‰”ƒ‹Ǥ

‘‰‡–Š‡”ǡ”‘—‰ŠŽ›͵ͶǡͲͲͲƒ•ƒ–…Š‡™ƒ

ˆƒ”•‰”‘™‘”‡™Š‡ƒ–ǡ„ƒ”Ž‡›ǡ‘ƒ–•ǡ–”‹–‹…ƒŽ‡

ƒ†”›‡–Šƒ‹•‰”‘™ƒ›™Š‡”‡‡Ž•‡‹

ƒƒ†ƒǡƒ†‹–•™Š‡ƒ–⋇Ž†•ƒŽ‘‡™‘—Ž†

…‘˜‡”͸Ͳ’‡”…‡–‘ˆ…‘–Žƒ†‹…Ž—†‹‰‹–•

†‘‰’ƒ”•Ǥ

ƒ•ƒ–…Š‡™ƒ‹•ƒŽ•‘‰”‘—†œ‡”‘ˆ‘”•ƒŽ‡•

‘ˆƒƒ†‹ƒ™Š‹•›Ǥ”‹–‹•Š‘Ž—„‹ƒǯ•…Š‹‡ˆ

Œ—•–‹…‡‘…‡‘„•‡”˜‡†–Šƒ–ƒ•ƒ–…Š‡™ƒǯ•

…‹–‹œ‡•ˆ‡Ž––Š‡›Šƒ†ƒ†—–›–‘†”‹ƒ•

—…Š™Š‹•›ƒ•–Š‡›…‘—Ž†Ǥ‘–Ž‘‰ƒˆ–‡”ƒ

–‡’‘”ƒ”›’”‘Š‹„‹–‹‘™ƒ•‹–”‘†—…‡†ǡ‘



—Ž›ͳǡͳͻͳͷǡ–Š‡‘›ƒŽƒƒ†‹ƒ‘—–‡†

‘Ž‹…‡”‡’‘”–‡†–Šƒ––Š‡”‡™‡”‡‘”‡

illegal stills in Saskatchewan than the rest

‘ˆƒƒ†ƒ…‘„‹‡†Ǥ–™ƒ•Š‡”‡–Šƒ––Š‡

”‘ˆƒ„”‘–Š‡”•„‡‰ƒ™Šƒ–™‘—Ž†

„‡…‘‡–Š‡‰Ž‘„ƒŽ•’‹”‹–•…‘‰Ž‘‡”ƒ–‡

ƒ‡†‡ƒ‰”ƒǯ•Ǥ‡–ǡ†‡•’‹–‡•—…Š

˜‘”ƒ…‹‘—•–Š‹”•–ƒ†•‘—…Š’”‹‡‰”ƒ‹ǡ

‘–Š‡”–Šƒƒ•Š‘”–ǦŽ‹˜‡†„—”•–‘ˆŽ‡‰ƒŽ

†‹•–‹ŽŽ‹‰ƒ…–‹˜‹–›ǡ–Š‡”‡ǯ•‘–„‡‡ƒŽ‘–‰‘‹ǯ

‘ǡ—–‹Ž”‡…‡–Ž›Ǥ

ƒ›ͳͻ͹Ͳǡƒ…‘—˜‡”ǯ•‡–”ƒŽ

ƒƒ†‹ƒ‹•–‹ŽŽ‡”•„”‘‡‰”‘—†‘ƒ

–Š”‡‡Ǧ‹ŽŽ‹‘Ǧ†‘ŽŽƒ”’Žƒ–‹–Š‡–‘™‘ˆ

‡›„—”Ǥ‹–Šˆ‡†‡”ƒŽ‰‘˜‡”‡–‰”ƒ–•ǡ

–Š‡†‹•–‹ŽŽ‡”›’”‘‹•‡†–‘’”‘˜‹†‡ƒƒ”‡–

ˆ‘”ƒ•ƒ–…Š‡™ƒˆƒ”‡”•ǤŽƒ•‹…Ž—†‡†

β‹˜‡™ƒ”‡Š‘—•‡•ƒ†ƒƒŽ–‹‰•Ǥ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ

–Š‡’”‘˜‹…‹ƒŽ‰‘˜‡”‡–“—‹‡–Ž›‘™‡†

ͳʹǤͷ’‡”…‡–‘ˆ–Š‡’”‘Œ‡…–ƒ†–Š‹•†‹†‘–

•‹–™‡ŽŽ™‹–Š‘–Š‡”ƒƒ†‹ƒ†‹•–‹ŽŽ‡”•ǤŠ‡›

demanded that the government withdraw,

…Žƒ‹‹‰–Šƒ–’‡‘’Ž‡ǯ•”‡Ž‹‰‹‘—•ƒ†‘–Š‡”

•‡•‹„‹Ž‹–‹‡•™‘—Ž†„‡‘ˆˆ‡†‡†•Š‘—Ž†

–Š‡›Ž‡ƒ”–Š‡‹”‰‘˜‡”‡–Šƒ†•Šƒ”‡•‹

ƒ†‹•–‹ŽŽ‡”›Ǥ‡‰ƒ”†Ž‡••ǡ–Š‡‡›„—”’Žƒ–

“—‹…Ž›‡š’ƒ†‡†’”‘†—…–‹‘–‘ͶǡͲͲͲ…ƒ•‡•

‘ˆ•’‹”‹–•ƒ†ƒ›Ǥ

When control of Central Canadian

‹•–‹ŽŽ‡”•‘”’Ǥ–†Ǥ™ƒ••‘Ž†–‘Ǥ

ǡ

…

—‹‡••ƒ†‘Ǥ–†ǤŽƒ–‡‹ͳͻ͹͵ǡ–Š‡

†‹•–‹ŽŽ‡”›™ƒ•…‘˜‡”–‹‰ͶͷͲǡͲͲͲ„—•Š‡Ž•

‘ˆ‰”ƒ‹‹–‘–™‘‹ŽŽ‹‘„‘––Ž‡•‘ˆ™Š‹•›ǡ

‰‹ƒ†˜‘†ƒƒ—ƒŽŽ›Ǥ—–…

—‹‡••

†‹•–‹ŽŽ‡”›•Š—–‹–•†‘‘”•‹ͳͻ ͅ͸ǡ„”‹‰‹‰

Ž‡‰ƒŽ†‹•–‹ŽŽ‹‰‹–Š‡’”‘˜‹…‡–‘ƒ‡†ˆ‘”

ƒ‘–Š‡”“—ƒ”–‡”‘ˆƒ…‡–—”›Ǥ

WORDS

BLAIR PHILLIPS

& DAVIN DE KERGOMMEAUX

Our intrepid duo heads out

WRZKHUHWKHODQGLVÀDW

WHISK Y

In a land of the rising

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