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One of the more memorable dates in January is Robbie Burns Day. It is an annual traditional for us to delve into the world of Scottish whisky in honour of the Scots patron saint of poetry and potables. This year we have a fine line-up of some of the more obscure Highland single malts available in these parts. Acnoc 12, Balblair 10, Benromach Traditional, Edradour 10, Glen Garioch 15, Milton Duff 10, and Speyburn 10. In all, seven half ounce samples will be served. The tasting will take place on Wednesday January 24 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available in advance for $28.50 (all taxes and charges included) online. On Wednesday November 14, 2006 we tried some single Malts from unusual places and some extra old blends to get a new perspective on conventional whisky wisdom. The clear value winner was the pleasant, smooth honey and cherry nuanced Canadian blend Century Reserve 21 yr. At around $40 a bottle and getting top marks with a median score of just over 21 out of 30. Jameson 18 yr. tied for high score but at over $90 a bottle is not even close on the value scale. The remaining whiskies were a diverse lot with equally divergent individual scores from our tasters. The most interesting were the Nikka Whisky 10 yr., a convincing Islay style single malt and the extremely light and floral Knappogue Castle 1994. Many tasters who loved a particular product had their glowing marks negated by those who hated it. In all, respectable median scores in the 18 to 20 range were assigned indicating quality, if not universally appreciated, selections. The complete table of scores is available online. C'est What has designed an online forum to facilitate the discussion on any and all of "beer, food, music, and more". If you have a high speed connection you can point your web browser to our streaming music site whatsnext.ca. Those with slower connections can avoid the sounds (and bandwidth) of our radio station by going to the stand-alone forum page. No, we don't mean ho, ho, ho in that in the "gangsta rap" kind of way. What we are trying to say is that there is a small token of our appreciation awaiting you on our website. Click here to claim your present. Saturday December 9 with Special Guest Lori Cullen and Brian MacMillan. Show time 9:30pm, Admission is "first come, first seated." Tickets $6.00 T T & D's Only Night has taken in a loose group of performers and musicians and shaped the event into a fledgling community where bands are formed, writers connect with other musicians, sidemen sit in for an evening of jamming, special surprise guests drop by and presto... after three years running; a scene is born! Highlights from the past few months include appearances by Andy Kim, Ron Sexsmith, Don Kerr, Lindy, Blair Packham and many others with regular mini-sets by Jerry Leger & the Situations, Remote Wonder, Synthetic Folk Hero and countless other bands dropping in to see what's going on. Sunday December 17. Show time 9:30pm, Admission is FREE |
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How does a saxophonist become a folk musician? He doesn't. But in the process of trying, Synthetic Folk Hero has discovered dark, bizarre, fun rock. It has been said "SFH Might Be Pee Ween Zappa Herman". He simultaneously controls 3 electronic devices, 2 saxophones, 2 microphones, keyboards and defibrillator paddles! 
Music-making, creative inclusion, and fun is at the heart of this weekly Sunday night event. C'est What's Next has no doubt turned into the best original songwriters'-invited stage in Toronto.
