Tapenade Bistro – Richmond, BC, Canada
On Wednesday November 30th, 2016, I was part of an intimate group who were privileged to be able to enjoy an incredible evening of rare Scotch Whiskies, fantastic food pairings, premium cigars, and the fine company of like-minded souls at the Tapenade Bistro in Richmond, BC.
The Whiskies for the evening.
The evening started off with a Bunnahabhain 14 year old sherry cask (420 bottles worldwide) paired with charcuterie (including Tapenade’s house-smoked duck sausage and house-made olives).
Next we moved on to a Linkwood 18 year old (300 bottles worldwide) paired with ginger and shrimp gyoza accompanied by a citrus dipping sauce.
Linkwood 18 Year Old.
Ginger and shrimp gyoza accompanied by a citrus dipping sauce.
Then it was the Deanston 9 year old sherry finish (300 bottles worldwide) paired with sliders prepared with Tapenade’s house-smoked beef brisket.
Deanston 9 Year Old with a Sherry Finnish.
Sliders prepared with Tapenade’s house-smoked beef brisket.
Finally, we had the Royal Brackla 9 year old (390 bottles worldwide) paired with Tapenade’s own orange-chocolate truffles.
Tapenade’s own orange-chocolate truffles.
This evening, the majority favourite was the Deanston paired with the smoked beef brisket sliders – just, wow!
And as if one’s senses of taste and smell were not already swooning, we concluded the tasting with premium cigars… and, of course, more Whisky.
It was a GREAT evening and the staff and owners of Tapenade were terrific hosts. I’m looking forward to attending many more of their events.
East to Hedon
East to Hedon 
Very well done Great to see you again.
It was nice running into you two at both events as well. Thanks for taking a look at the blog entries; what with our trip to Bucerias, Christmas, and New Year’s it was hard to find the time to post them.
Roger