
Words by Richard Hagan It was the end of a long day on the family’s dairy farm near Montreal in Quebec, Canada. A young Charles Kohnen had been hard at work milking cows, a core part of the family’s farming business. Having completed the last of his tasks for the day, he walked into the…

I’ve often thought that when it comes to drinking toasts there’s invariably something sentimental about them. “Well, obviously,” I hear you say, as they’re usually conceived with an arm around a best friend and a bellyful of wine. Being a keen amateur enthusiast in the life of libation, I’ve collected in my head (but first…