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Exploring Discover Surrey’s new Culinary Spice Trail has been an excellent way to find terrific new eateries in this booming city, especially South Asian ones. But alongside the dosas, pakoras and momos, there is also an exciting cocktail scene developing here.
• 1.5 oz Mainland Cinnamon Whisky
• 0.5 oz cardamom simple syrup (see note)
• 2 oz oat milk
• 2 drops bergamot bitters.
• Optional garnish: Cinnamon stick
• 1.5 oz vodka
• 0.5 oz Giffard Caribbean Pineapple liqueur
• 0.5 oz ginger simple syrup (see note)
• 0.5 oz passionfruit syrup
• 1 oz lime juice
• 4 oz ginger beer
• 3 dashes angostura bitters
• Garnish: Lime wedge
• 1 oz vodka
• 0.75 oz saffron simple syrup (see note)
• Pinch of cardamom powder
• 1 to 2 oz chilled almond milk
• Garnish: Silver leaf, crushed pistachios
• 2 oz Empress 1908 Gin
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1 oz Giffard passionfruit syrup
• 1 egg white or 1 dropper of vegan foamer
• Optional garnish: Dried butterfly pea flower
• 1 oz vodka
• 3 to 4 sprigs fresh mint
• 0.5 oz lime juice
• 1 oz blueberry or (preferably) blueberry-cardamom jam
• Soda water to top
• Garnish: Fresh mint sprig
As a hotbed of cocktail culture, Vancouver is home to seasoned bartenders who have wowed on the world stage—and to those who are now stepping up their careers. Here’s an introduction to the next generation of local bar stars, five up-and-coming mixologists to seek out the next time your thirst needs quenching.
Pandemic be damned, I went to London for the World’s 50 Best Bars event in December 2021. Here’s a curated crawl of award winners, bars to watch and insider hangouts that hints at what the bar world might deliver in 2022.
What’s new? What’s next? In some ways, the pandemic has changed everything about how we drink. In others, it’s only accelerated trends that were already in the works. We checked in with experts both local and global, and here’s what they had to say about the way we’re drinking now and in the months to come.
• 1 oz West Coast Spiced Rum
• 1 oz Pineau des Charentes
• 0.75 oz mandarin juice
• 0.33 oz lemon juice
• 0.25 oz Chili Syrup (recipe below)
• 2 dashes cocoa bitters
• 1 egg white or 1 dropper of Ms. Better’s Miraculous Foamer
• Garnish: 3 to 4 drops of cocoa bitters