After spending the night near Halifax and a memorable lunch next day at the Costco (yes, the $1.50 (Canadian) Polish dog deal; also weirdly crispy fries, served with brown gravy; we passed on that; the Costco was otherwise pretty much like in the States), we drove on in the direction of Cape Breton Island, stopping at the Glenora Distillery. The folks there have been making whiskey since the 1990s and have even been sued by the Scotch Whiskey Association for use of the name "Glenora," which, the Scots thought, suggested it might be Scotch that Glenora is distilling. Duh. Evidently they did not prevail. But Glenora is careful not to call it scotch.
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But first, a word about Nova Scotia wines: yes, there are Nova Scotia wines, plenty
of them; above is one side of an aisle of them at a liquor store in Amherst |
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And a giant line-up of other Canadian wines; I surmise this is global warming in
action, again |
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The Glenora Distillery; I passed on the tour and tasting, partly because the stuff
is ridiculously pricey and partly because of my loyalty to the Scottish version;
we get to Scotland far more often than Canada |
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Instead we opted for lunch, with music; the local bitter I had with my fish and
chips was fine |
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More of Glenora; a beautiful setting, with a hotel and restaurant part of the resort
complex; did I mention that this is all in the heavily Scottish region of Nova Scotia? |
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| Through which runs a creek |
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| Thus; no sign of autumn here |
