Nacho Medicine

Nacho Medicine, created by Philipp Karatsyupa, bar manager, Ancora Waterfront Dining & Patio. Dan Toulgoet photo

A down south cure to whatever ails you

• 1.5oz Viejo Indecente Espadin mezcal
• 0.75oz amontillado sherry
• 0.5oz ginger shrub (1:1 on sherry vinegar)
• dash Ms. Betters Smoke and Oak bitters
• spray of smoky mezcal of choice

Stir all ingredients and strain into a double Old Fashioned glass with a large ice cube or sphere. Garnish with candied ginger.

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The Last Word: Clover Club

The Clover Club, as created by Justin Taylor at The Cascade Room. Jennifer Gauthier photo

Millennial pink. Tumblr pink. Scandi pink. Candy pink. Pale dogwood. Blush. Rose gold. Rose quartz. Rosé. Frosé. Call it what you will, the soft, sweet, nearly-neutral hue of a generation is all around and here to stay. We prefer it in a cocktail. How about you?

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The 101 Brewhouse & Distillery

The 101 Brewhouse & Distillery photo

Shawn Milsted is the master distiller at this young spirits house and brewhouse in Gibsons. He’s making premium white spirits that play beautifully in the pub’s classic-inspired cocktails.

1009 Gibsons Way, Gibsons
778-462-2011
The101.ca


PRODUCTS

• 101 Gin
• 101 Vodka

Wynndel Craft Distillery

Wynndell Craft Distillery photo

Master Distiller Pat Meerholz and his wife Jeanette produce schnapps and other spirits made from Creston Vallery fruit in their hillbilly stills.

1331 Channel Rd., Wynndel
WynndelCraftDistilleries.ca


PRODUCTS

• Fruit brandies
• Fruit liqueurs
• Moonshine
• Schapps
• Chili Cherry Vodka
• Creme de la Caribbean
• Floral Gin
• Old Tom Apple Gin
• Butterfly Blue Gin
• Cape Brandy

Pacific Rim Distilling

Pacific Rim Distilling photo

Built entirely by hand by distiller Luke Erridge and his 75-year-old grandfather, Pacific Rim Distilling is a small batch craft distillery operating out of Ucluelet. Luke has refined old family recipes that date back to pre-prohibition for the modern palette, and his spirits are fermented using a wild yeast culture from Barkley Sound.

2-317 Forbes Street, Ucluelet
PacificRimDistilling.ca


PRODUCTS

• Humpback Vodka
• Lighthouse Gin

Moon Distillery

Moon Distillery photo

The Moon Distillery was formed out of The Moon Under Water Brewery in Victoria in December 2017, and have created an impressive array of craft spirits, including the popular Moon Shaft Liqueur.

350A Bay Street, Victoria
250-380-0706
MoonDistillery.ca


PRODUCTS

• Island Grown Pure Grain Vodka
• Orange Vodka
• Espresso Vodka
• Lime Vodka
• Moon Shaft Liqueur
• Citrus Gin