HOT STUFF Yukon heats up

Posted on 12/18/2015 | About Yukon, Yukon

Air Canada’s enRoute magazine has listed the six “hottest destinations.” Making the list is Dubai, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro, Brisbane and Dublin, but hang on to your fur trimmed aviator trapper hat, because also making the list is Whitehorse; the only destination where moose outnumber people two to one.

The issue is called ‘Where to Travel in 2016’ and Whitehorse is identified by the food, craft beer and cocktail scenes as well as coffee shops. The article mentions Midnight Sun, a coffee roastery with a 15 year history in Whitehouse, famous for its signature ice coffee called Mojo Shakin’. The third wave coffee house has previously received rave reviews from Cottage Life magazine that describes the partnership of Midnight Sun with Yukon Brewing to produce Midnight Sun Espresso Stout.

Yukon Brewing (website) describes this beverage as; “fine as frog’s hair, full bodied yet smooth, rich with coffee aromas and flavours without ever losing sight of the fact that it’s beer.” enRoute notes the memorable mocha at Claim. There is more to Claim, with a robust menu that includes cheddar and cream scones two days a week and cream and cheddar and spelt scones four days a week. Baked Café & Bakery offers fresh pastries and quiches and is popular with locals. After 3:00 pm the menu is enhanced to include beer, wine and Baileys.

Also receiving honourable mention is The Collective Good, a design shop that is a retailer for modern furniture companies as well as featuring the best of small batch design from Canada, US, Scandinavia and Japan. enRoute highlights the work of Ben Barrett-Forrest a designer whose work includes Canadian Landscapes; a map constructed from pictures of all the provinces and territories. Dirty Northern Public House and Woodcutter’s Blanket are mentioned by enRoute as the town’s two woodsy bars. The Dirty (that’s what locals call it) provides live entertainment.

The Woodcutter’s Blanket is known for their appetisers and oyster events but identified by the two large moose fixtures on the roof, left behind by the previous tenant - a taxidermist.