The theme for the July “For Peat’s Sake” meeting was Canadian Whiskies. Our national whisky industry has matured and grown in recent years with a high percentage of production shipped to the US in tanker cars and rebottled in the US. A new book “Canadian Whiskey… the portable expert” by Davin de Kergommeaux was published in 2012. At the Victoria…
On a perfect summer afternoon, seven of us visited the teafarm hidden in the beautiful Cowichan Valley. Margit and Victor and their staff welcomed us and treated us to an entertaining and educational time. Although they are successfully growing tea, they are not yet selling it. They do mix and sell many teas from their…
Twenty-two years ago you had to hop on the ferry to Vancouver to buy high quality gourmet foods, especially cheeses. In 1991, Eric McLean identified the market niche and he and his wife, Sandy, quit their jobs and moved to Nanaimo from Maple Ridge. Drawing upon a lifetime of experience in sales and marketing, Eric…
Wednesday August 24th, 2016 @ 4:30PM Thank you to Joe and Lee Lukian for opening up their home for our 4th annual Appetizer Extravaganza attended by thirty PROBUS members and five guests. This enjoyable summer evening was all about food and hospitality, and both were in abundance. We have some excellent cooks in our group and…
Some 37 golfers came out in force on Friday June 13th to putt, drive, and slice around Brigadoon Golf Course in Parksville. Despite initial concern about the weather, the sun shone brightly and a great game was had by all. After the game golfers plus an additional eight members enjoyed a buffet dinner at Smitty’s.…
The Northwest Bay PROBUS Whisky Club completed its first year of tastings in June at the home of Robert Grose. The club welcomed new member Norm Kilarski, our 9th member. We have room for one more. After sampling two drams of lighter Whiskies for the summer we did a draw for the heels from the…