by The Alchemist | Nov 30, 2018 | Bar Bites
In 2012, a handful of local bartenders slipped on some boxing gloves and started fighting for a cause. Aprons for Gloves, they called it, a non-profit organization with the aim of providing community outreach in the Downtown Eastside through the sweet science of...
by Charlene Rooke | Nov 26, 2018 | Features
Brewer-distillers have unique advantages over their still-only colleagues Early visitors to Yaletown Distillery on Vancouver’s Hamilton Street may have tripped to—or rather, over—its connection to Yaletown Brewing, a block away. Originally, the fermented base for the...
by The Alchemist | Nov 23, 2018 | Bar Bites
It’s not even available for sale yet, but already Christos Kalaitzis’ new bitters line is reaping the kind of recognition a crafty bartender could only dream of. Bitters by Christos, created by the spirits brand ambassador and mixologist for Central City Brewers &...
by The Alchemist | Nov 16, 2018 | Bar Bites
Glance up at the sloping green roof of the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, and you might just catch a flash of scarlet at one of the windows. Wave hello to the Lady in Red, a gracious spirit said to haunt the halls of this grand dame of a hotel. The Lady is believed to be...
by The Alchemist | Nov 9, 2018 | Tasting Panel
The Alchemist’s tasting panel revels in the complexities of made-in-B.C. amaros, vermouths and aperitifs Consider them the supporting actors of the cocktail world: complex, helpful and a little bitter. Vermouths, aperitifs and amaros are typically fortified...
