I guess it’s about time I introduce you to one of my favorite watering holes in all of Vancouver. I’m still a liquid mistress, after all (to borrow a line from one of my favorite flickr photorgaphers, [au ro]) and whisky is my friend and if you feel the same way then I welcome you friend, to the Shebeen Whisk(e)y House. Tucked in behind the Irish Heather in a heritage coach house building, the Shebeen is like the secret clubhouse you always wished you had. That is if you always wished to have a clubhouse that was filled with whisky. Just pass through the Heather, across the courtyard and through the red door.
Inside you’ll find the largest selection of whisky in the province. Often I stick with Jameson‘s and beer or Oban for a treat, but on a couple of recent visits I’ve sampled the Yamakazi Single Malt from Japan, the Glenfarclas 17 year old Scotch, Penderyn Welsh whisky, and reminded myself of the taste of Canada’s only single malt, Glen Breton Rare. I also smelled the corks of a couple of bottles I can’t afford. See the complete list here.
The only problem with the Shebeen is that its days are numbered. It, along with the Irish Heather and the Salty Tongue Deli, will be moving across the street to 212 Carrall Street so the old location can be earthquake-proofed. While the plans for the new edition look promising, I still have a soft spot for the current one so I’ll be cramming in as much barstool-time as possible in the next month.
Photos courtesy of the Shebeen Whisk(e)y House
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Behind the Irish Heather
217 Carrall Street, Vancouver
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Happy Hour: The Cascade Room « Ethnic Eats - Sampling the World’s Cuisine Without Leaving Town // August 8, 2008 at 9:38 PM |
[...] why it is: We have no bourbon in Canada. Not any of the good stuff anyways. We have rye. And the Shebeen sees Scotch and Irish whiskies done well, as do a few other places around town. But most places [...]
Irish Eating at the Long Table « Ethnic Eats – Sampling the World’s Cuisine Without Leaving Vancouver // December 28, 2009 at 12:52 PM |
[...] on the subject of pubs, I’m well behind on writing about one of my favorites. Way back when I wrote about the Shebeen Whisk(e)y House but since then the Irish Heather et al. has moved [...]