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Ginjo and Junmai Ginjo are great sakes are are top quality. You want to avoid Futsu Shus as the alcohol is just added to them, and they do not taste as pure and clean. I love Nigori but they can be hard to find. Try Hakutsuru Nigori, and Hakutsuru Junmai, both are at the LCBO. Thanks. I looked for ...

Someone told me not to use sake for cooking, not a safety thing more of a taste thing and I tried using dry sherry but was not happy. Millions of Japanese can't be wrong... I need it mainly to prepare japanese dishes, so I don't think sherry would be appropriate. Any other suggestions? Particularly...

Anybody have any recommendations for decent sake available at the LCBO? I need it mainly for cooking, but wouldn't mind being able to drink it (and I assume the wine/beer rule of not cooking with something you wouldn't want to drink holds here as well). Thanks. -Josh (I think there might have been a...

A very good release, though I expect there will be some complaints over the pricing of some of these beers... I don't think I can complain about the prices about the individual beers in the release, they all seem fair, however its too bad that the LCBO seems to have moved to bringing in only "...

Go with the vino in the plastic bottles, I just went to a LC store and said "Whats in plastic?". I think some Wine Rack locations carry their offerings as well in plastic.. Cardboard? Yuk! 1. Nothing is packaged in cardboard. The TetraPak containers have plastic in contact with the wine j...

Anybody (or Ken) know if bottles of this are still available?

-Josh

Ukie wrote:Was in a store today and they were putting out the back to school stuff. This prompted the question "Whats coming for the fall from the LC?" Any insights?

The LCBO has back to school stuff?

Twist on the original question:

Going camping next weeks with some friends from the Ottawa area. What should I ask them to bring me that's available there but not here? Any good sessionnable Quebec micros?

-Josh

cratez wrote:I almost barfed in my mouth while watching this video. A wine snob who writes for the most pretentious, right wing, corporate rag in the nation trying to make beer recommendations to the masses.

This was in the Globe, not the Post.

-Josh

I liked the video up until he talked about wheats. His dialogue seemed to focus on Belgian Wits, but he was holding a German Hefe, and really didn't mention any of their qualities (like clove, banana) Then he finally mentions Hoegaarden, and picks up Rickard's White, claiming it as a great Canadian...

Either way, I don't like new taxes. It is un-constitutionary and the fact that it was just implemented by the Liberal government with no refferendum whatsoever really bothers me. Down with McGuilty. Not liking something doesn't make it un-constitutionary [ sic ]. Except for a fringe argument relati...

Sure, a business might open in Ontario because they get a certain tax break, but the savings they reap are only going towards their bottom line. Their savings are never passed down to the consumer. So the good aspect of the GST is automatically thrown on the window, and I am left to ponder............

matt7215 wrote:is now on the general list

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/produ ... ber=125401

I don't think the fact that its searchable in the LCBO database indicates that its on the general list. Or are you going on something else here?

-Josh

Cass wrote:However, the weather and G20 looked like significant factors which adversely affected attendance. A real shame which I hope doesn't stop it from happening in the future.

Any indication that the ticket price kept people away? (That's the main reason I didn't go.)

-Josh

I was talking to the Beau guys today. The reason they're listing that 12 pack at the beer store is so that they can get their empties back; currently the Beer Store is just smashing them. The fancy 12 pack will only be available at one Ottawa beer store and the brewery. I thought that was a pretty ...