Bothy Wine and Whisky Bar Offers Perfection by the Glass

type="text/javascript">Canada in 1975. He opened a business, met Irene, a
People who feel that by-the-glass wines are inferior tonative of Glasgow, and after years of hard work, sold
those by the bottle while dining out should meet Irenehis company. After engaging in world travel, he
and Doug Townshend. They addressed their mostdecided to open a bar in Edmonton.
common gripe in 25 years of dining out, and openedAs kismet would have it, Townshend became
the Bothy Wine and Whisky Bar.acquainted with Andrew Walls, and the two decided to
The upscale bar, which opened recently on Calgarypartner in the business. Walls, a kilt-wearing native of
Trail, offers customers first-rate liquor and wines thatInverness, Scotland, is steeped in whiskey knowledge,
they do not have to purchase by the bottle. Born inand helped Townshend to stock more than 100
Stromness, Scotland, Doug Townshend relocated tosingle-malt scotches at the Bothy.