Chardonn-eh?

Our wine list takes on the world

Which wine region is making the best value Chardonnay? We put this challenge to you in a blind tasting between the two Ontario products that we carry on our list and well known examples from France, California, Argentina, and Australia.

Tuesday April 28, 7 p.m., $20, advance tickets are available.

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Studio Music Bar

Multi-track recording goes live

Our long awaited digital multi-track recording facility is in place. In addition to streaming our shows online, all of the magical moments are now also recorded for posterity.

We will be undertaking a major overhaul of our website over the summer to you to access more of the great music from C'est What.

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Six Irish Whiskies

If there were any doubts about the ability of Irish whiskies to match the breadth and depth of flavours exibited by their Scottish cousins, it has been dispelled for those that participated in our tasting on April 7, 2009.

Vanilla, carmel, smokey, earthy, peaty, oatmeal, grassy, fruity, green apple, and melon aromas gave way to tobacco, leather, cereal, nutty, heather, honey, medicinal, and spicy flavours. Fortunately these traits were not found all in one whisky otherwise our tasters would have had great difficulty with their score sheets. As it was, there were four that had a median score of over twenty out of thirty with Tyrconnell and Connamara Peated Single Malt topping all others at 24.

In short, if you are looking for something to perk up your coffee have one of these on the side so you can savour the flavour.

The table of scores is located here.

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5th Annual Spring Festival Of Craft Breweries

Friday May 22, 5 to 10 p.m.

The one sure sign of summer is our annual Spring Beer Festival. We will be featuring one-off creations and seasonal selections from all of the usual suspects. You will have your choice of thirty-five to forty different samples at a loonie each. The line-up will be posted in next month's e-news.

Linda McLean's Muskoka Mondays

 Award winning singer songwriter LINDA McLEAN lives in the forests of Northern Ontario, writing taut memorable songs full of fire and emotion inspired by the natural beauty that surrounds her. The reviews are unanimous, and sound something like a chorus of acclamation “Once in a great while, out of the blue, comes an indie masterpiece. Such is the case of Linda McLean's NO LANGUAGE... NO LANGUAGE (BongoBeat 2005) follows steadfastly on the heels of her brilliant debut CD, BETTY'S ROOM (Rounder/Europe, 2003), “these are songs that have been lived. Linda is a singer/songwriter in the best tradition of fellow Canadian Joni Mitchell's 70's work.” (VARA Radio, The Netherlands).

Mondays in April, Doors 9:30 pm, Show time 10:00 pm, Advance tickets are available for $10.00

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The Kramdens + Guests

In the 18 years The Kramdens have been together, they’ve seen a lot. The road trips. The sound checks. The highs & lows. And countless changes to a scene that has made both artists and labels shrug and throw their arms up in the air. But throughout all these experiences, they’ve grown, learned, persevered, and developed a reputation for writing and performing well-crafted songs and playing them to an audience that becomes as much a part of the show as the band.

Fronted by CBC Radio 3 host Craig Norris, The Kramdens have performed at countless bars, clubs, festivals and benefits over the years. Their performance at this 2008’s Hillside Festival was broadcast on CBC Radio 2’s Canada Live this past November. Known for getting crowds of all kinds on their feet and dancing, the band has proven versatile enough to entertain equally in any venue, tailoring shows to their crowd and delighting audiences at every turn.

Saturday April 25, Doors 9:30 pm, Show time 10:00 pm, Advance tickets are available for $7.00

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