Hi-fi watering holes

Inspired by classic Japanese kissas, retro and vinyl-inspired listening bars are shaping a new culture in drinking, snacking and grooving across Canada     “Listen, closely.” That simple sentence, painted on an exterior wall of Amber , a…

Victoria’s hot bar summer

Recent moves and openings have created one of the best six-block drinking neighbourhoods in Canada. Come to Victoria, and join us on the top bar crawl of summer 2026.     Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary: They all have their bar…

Toronto Cocktail Festival returns October 18-25, 2026

Tickets go on sale August 1 for the October event The Toronto Cocktail Festival is back for its second annual edition from October 18-25, inviting cocktail enthusiasts to celebrate the creativity, craftsmanship, and hospitality of Toronto’s vibrant…

Events

Toronto Cocktail Festival

Toronto Cocktail Festival

October 18-25, 2026 The second annual Toronto Cocktail Festival will once again raise a toast to the art of the cocktail and to the vibrant culture that surrounds it. Building on a successful inaugural year, TCF has become a destination event that celebrates the city’s dynamic ...
No results found.

Featured Stories

Hi-fi watering holes

Hi-fi watering holes

Inspired by classic Japanese kissas, retro and vinyl-inspired listening bars are shaping a new culture in ...
Get Your Paws on Bearface Bear-bon

Get Your Paws on Bearface Bear-bon

  After That American Whiskey’s long absence from many B.C. bar and store shelves, Canadian-made ...
Victoria’s hot bar summer

Victoria’s hot bar summer

Recent moves and openings have created one of the best six-block drinking neighbourhoods in Canada. Come to ...
No results found.

Bar Spotlight

B.C. Bars Make the List(s)

B.C. Bars Make the List(s)

The Keefer Bar team. Instagram.com/thekeeferbar photo Spring, it seems, is list season, at least in the bar ...
Great World Bars We Love: Handshake Speakeasy

Great World Bars We Love: Handshake Speakeasy

Vibrant flavours sing in the Mexi-Thai. Viranlly Liemena photo Behind an unassuming black door marked “13” in ...
No results found.

Trending Now

recipes

Flying Home

Recipe by Avi Kunen, bar manager at Kissa Tanto, Vancouver: “Sam Ross [the Paper Plane’s inventor] initially ...

Apple Spiced Old Fashioned

Recipe by Beth Havers, owner of Kinda Whisky Inc. in Toronto. • 2 oz bourbon or rye whisky • 0.5 oz Apple Spiced ...

Orange liqueur

Short of triple sec? Make your own It seems there will be no end to the supply chain issues that have drained ...

M&M&M

A smoky, savory masterpiece from Vancouver’s H Tasting Lounge. This spirit-forward cocktail balances the earthy funk of corn tortilla-infused mezcal with the charred heat of poblano-infused Amaro Montenegro. Complex, bold, and worth the wait.
No results found.

Stories

The sweet seduction of salt

As we get set to celebrate BC Day on Aug. 7, let’s raise a glass to the province’s greatest unsung local ...

2016 Deighton Cup Cocktail Jockey Competition

Twelve of B.C.’s top bartenders took on the Deighton Cup Cocktail Jockey competition at Hastings Racecourse in ...

Indie Spirit

Independent bottler Bira! is putting Vancouver on the rum map with its limited releases of rare global sugar-cane ...

Spring sings

Seasonally-inspired cocktails at Chambar Running the ever-busy bar at Chambar isn’t an easy job, but it’s one ...
No results found.

Weekly Cocktail Inspiration

Get curated recipes, bar recommendations, and stories from Canada’s cocktail culture delivered to your inbox every week.

City(Required)

No spam, unsubscribe anytime.