| type="text/javascript"> | | | | Canada in 1975. He opened a business, met Irene, a |
| People who feel that by-the-glass wines are inferior to | | | | native of Glasgow, and after years of hard work, sold |
| those by the bottle while dining out should meet Irene | | | | his company. After engaging in world travel, he |
| and Doug Townshend. They addressed their most | | | | decided to open a bar in Edmonton. |
| common gripe in 25 years of dining out, and opened | | | | As 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 Calgary | | | | partner in the business. Walls, a kilt-wearing native of |
| Trail, offers customers first-rate liquor and wines that | | | | Inverness, Scotland, is steeped in whiskey knowledge, |
| they do not have to purchase by the bottle. Born in | | | | and helped Townshend to stock more than 100 |
| Stromness, Scotland, Doug Townshend relocated to | | | | single-malt scotches at the Bothy. |