Bourbon

• Calgary distillery told to pull some popular spirits off the shelf by the CFIA

  An award-winning Calgary distillery is locked in a dispute with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency after being ordered to stop selling some of its most popular spirits.

  Economy

  Feb 23
  
• Jim Beam halting some bourbon production as exports fall amid U.S. tariffs

  Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs from the Trump administration.

  Consumer

  Dec 22, 2025
  
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• Jim Beam fined over massive bourbon spill that killed off fish

  Jim Beam is facing hefty environmental fines over a huge bourbon spill that resulted in scores of fish deaths last summer.

  World

  Dec 28, 2019
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• Opossum breaks into Florida liquor store, downs bottle of bourbon

  The inebriated marsupial sobered up at a wildlife rescue centre and was released unharmed.

  Trending

  Dec 2, 2017
• New Okanagan whiskey flies off the shelves

  A local distillery is celebrating the launch of its newest whiskey after quickly selling out of every last bottle.

  Consumer

  Aug 5, 2016
• Want a better pork chop? Add a bit of bourbon and some flame

  A bourbon flambe can make a big difference in the flavour of pork chops. Plus, it's a dramatic and fun presentation.

  Sep 9, 2015
• Debate rages as new techniques age whiskey at white-hot pace

  Everyone knows the secret to great whiskey is long, slow aging in oak barrels tucked away in cellars and warehouses for a decades-long nap. Or is it?

  Lifestyle

  Jun 4, 2015
• From bourbon to hot sauce, producers tap into oak as flavour booster

  The bourbon boom is a big driver in demand for Amberican oak because by law it must be aged in new, American oak barrels. But bourbon isn't the only explanation.

  Lifestyle

  May 14, 2015
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• Food trends: After 20-year hiatus, I.W. Harper bourbon is back

  I.W. Harper would like very much to be the next Pappy Van Winkle, that cultishly popular bourbon that sets the liquor world alight and commands thousands of dollars per bottle.

  Lifestyle

  Mar 9, 2015
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• St. Patrick’s Day recipe for bourbon slush

  A St. Patrick's Day recipe for flavourful bourbon slush - and if you must, you can substitute Irish whiskey.

  Lifestyle

  Feb 25, 2015