Some Classic Whisk(e)y Ads - 1st edition

Posted on February 23rd, 2009 by quint.
Categories: Whisky Fun, Whisky News.

These are some great advertisements. We will be adding many more in the upcoming weeks.

Cheers !

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The welcome Mats … ?

Posted on February 22nd, 2009 by quint.
Categories: non-whisky, Whisky News.

I watched with many million others on what the CBC has portrayed Hockey Day in Canada. The featured game was the return of Mats Sundin to play the Toronto Maple Leafs with his new team, the Vancouver Canucks. So often over the years we hear how ‘intelligent’ the Leaf fans are… Well, I am here to write that is a bunch of hog(town) wash. I felt somewhat embarrassed for the boo birds. This was in my estimate about 20% who just don’t get it. You will read in many papers how much class Leaf fans showed. If they were that classy the 80% would not have had to drown out the boo’s. If they were that classy, many more would have stood during the Video tribute about 7 minutes into the first period. Mats Sundin represented everything good in what a professional athlete should be. In a sports world that is filled with stories of steroid filled athletes, law breaking ego eccentric punks, we have a talented gentleman from Sweden, that put everything he had in becoming a Canadian icon. His only crime….. the fact that he wanted to retire a Toronto Maple Leaf. After what I saw, from some, last night, Leaf Nation doesn’t deserve someone as classy as Mats.Do you want more proof. Last month when Bryan McCabe returned, the boo birds greeted him with each time he touched the puck. What was his crime you ask… Well, he just happened to sign a contract in good faith that included a no trade clause because this transplanted American wanted to remain loyal and play with the Leafs. Congrats Mats for scoring the winning goal and sticking it to the one’s who paid to boo you. I think the true fans didn’t mind too much because we remember what you gave us during your 13 great years in Toronto. Did you realize that in only one of those thirteen years, Mats was NOT the leading scorer on those teams. Those teams by the way were not too bad, with 2 final 4 appearances and some unforgettable playoff runs.

Today, I’ll raise a glass of Absolut… Cheers Mats !