If you watched Chapter Six in the Disney+ hit, The Book of Boba Fett, and had a keen eye, you may have noticed something a little familiar with a Windsor, Ontario, connection.
First, I’d like to say how excited I am that I get to talk about Star Wars on WindsorEats. Second, the scene to watch was inside the bar on Tatooine, with the Mandalorian and Cobb Vanth and takes place about 30 minutes into the episode.
Cool seeing a rare bottle of CN Tower Whiskey on the latest ep of Mando Fett. Every Canadian household had a bottle in the 70’s. pic.twitter.com/RPzbl90yJJ
— Colin Cunningham (@Sgtzima) February 3, 2022
Placed on the bar is a bottle. For whisky fans, or just those with a great eye, the bottle had a familiar shape. While it didn’t have its original labels on it, the bottle in question was a limited edition 1969 bottle of McGuinness whisky in the shape of the CN Tower. In fact, the bottle today is a very rare collector’s item.
Was that a CN Tower Whisky bottle in today's Book of Boba Fett episode?#BookofBobaFett pic.twitter.com/HJ1ZPrFmkR
— Deefidicus (@Deefidicus) February 3, 2022
How Is That A Connection To Windsor?
L.J. McGuinness Distillers operated in Toronto from 1938 to 1988. Lawrence J. McGuinness started in the wholesale liquor business in Toronto in 1905. In the 1920s, McGuinness formed a partnership with brothers H.W. “Harry” and Herbert Hatch to acquire distilleries, starting with Gooderham and Worts. That’s the same Harry Hatch who owned Canadian Club.
The new Book of Boba Fett episode this week on Disney Plus delivered incredibly! During one of the scenes I noticed a Bottle of CN Tower Canadian Whiskey that they used! Cool little details on top of an already phenomenal episode! @dave_filoni @TourCNTower #BookofBobaFett pic.twitter.com/q7rHEg9IO2
— Lucas (@Deprived_Fan) February 2, 2022
After first moving production to Corbyville, when the distillery there was shuttered in 1989, all production of McGuinness liquors were moved to Windsor and the Hiram Walker & Sons Limited, North America’s largest distillery.
So while taking place in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars feels a little bit closer to home now.