Cruzan 9 Spiced rum - “…aged rum combined with a unique mix of 9 spices, including allspice, vanilla, pepper, ginger, mace, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & juniper berry….The taste incorporates complex layers of vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, warm spice and toasted wood. ”  (website)

Spicebox Canadian spiced whisky  - “Brilliant amber with gold highlights; very pronounced vanilla bean underscored by apple pie spices and toasty grain whisky aromas; medium sweet and round on the palate with flavours of vanilla and spice in a medium length finish.”  (product information from LCBO)

Quinta de Vargellas Estate Vintage port 2008 - “Inky black with a vivid purple rim.  Compact and stylish nose, with intense aromas of blackcurrant and wild berries tightly wrapped around a dark nucleus of liquorice and treacle.  This dense backdrop is overlaid with subtle notes of tea, rose petal, thyme and exotic wood with an attractive grapey freshness emerging as the nose develops.  As usual with Vargellas the nose shows exceptional purity and resolution but is seductive in its complexity.  On the palate the tannins are beautifully integrated and deceptively subtle but their firm sinews become apparent on the long finish which is packed with intense black berry fruit flavour.  Serving Suggestions:  Walnuts are an excellent accompaniment to Vintage Port, as are blue veined and other richly flavoured cheeses.  So too are dried fruits such as apricots or figs.  Alternatively, simply savour the rich and complex flavours of the wine on their own in a generously proportioned glass with good company.”  (website)

Fonseca Late Bottle Vintage 2005 port - “Fonseca Late Bottled Vintage 2005 has a fine, elegant bouquet. Intense dark chocolate and rich luscious black berry and cherry fruit aromas. Full, ripe, rounded fat fruit mouthful. Fills the mouth to bursting with juicy black fruit, liquourice and chocolate. A wine with lovely textural quality; velvety, smooth. The finish is full of flavor and wonderfully intense and long.”  (tasting notes – portwine.com)

L’Ecole Apogee Pepper Bridge red wine (USA) – “Boldly aromatic, this sophisticated and complex wine has aromas of spice and earthy hints of sweet tobacco and leather. Dense dark fruit is wrapped in nuances of smoke, cocoa, and mint with gripping tannins as the finish persists.” (website tasting notes)

Lagavulin 16 yo single malt scotch
Mount Gay Eclipse XO rum
Diplomatico exclusive reserve rum
Jose Cuervo Margarita mix
Jack Daniels Honey Tennessee whisky
Red Stripe Jamaican lager
Danzante Pinot Grigio (Italy)