Join us at the Stockey Centre for an evening of whisky tasting, food pairings, and entertainment by sportscaster Jim Ralph.

Whisky selections and guided tasting provided by Breakthru Bev. Delectable food pairings provided by DiSalvo’s Bella Cucina. Jim Ralph, former minor league goaltender and broadcaster, will emcee the evening and provide entertaining sport-themed comedy.

Whisky Selection

The Singleton of Dufftown: sweeter (orchard and tropical fruit, caramel), light in body, approachable. Paired with an apple, brie, and caramelized onion crostini

Dalwhinnie 15: malty, biscuity, vanilla, stone fruit.

Paired with an apricot-glazed chicken on a mini cheddar biscuit

Talisker 10: saline, maritime, grassy, dark chocolate, orange rind.

Paired with a smoked salmon and herb potato rösti with orange crème fraîche.

 Lagavulin 16: iodine, earthy, peppery, smoky, menthol, dark fruit sweetness. Paired with a pepper-crusted beef on a parmesan polenta round with blackberry jam.

Johnnie Walker Blue Label: date, fig, sandalwood, tannic with a wisp of smoke.

Paired with a duck confit and fig tartlet with balsamic reduction.

Event Details

6:30 pm Doors open, welcome whisky-based cocktail

7:00 pm Formal tasting begins with guided whisky and food pairings, entertainment by Jim Ralph

9:30 Formal tasting ends, cash bar available

10:00 Event ends

 Tickets are $149.95+HST  

About Jim Ralph:

Jim Ralph, a former minor league goaltender and broadcaster, has created a career in comedy with a dry, self-deprecating humour. He is also recognized for impersonations of well-known Canadian sportscasters that leave attendees laughing.

Some of those he mimics include Danny Gallivan, Foster Hewitt, Bob Cole, Dick Irvin, Brian Williams, and Don Cherry.

Jim retired from hockey in 1989 and went into broadcasting co-hosting a weekly half-hour hockey show called Rinkside that aired on TSN. He was a reporter for Global Television’s Sportsline and co-hosted Molson Leaf Hockey on Global Television Network. He was colour commentator for the Toronto Maple Leafs on radio.