by Charlene Rooke | Sep 7, 2024 | Stories
Asia is one of the world’s hottest bar scenes, and Hong Kong is one of its hotspots — and home to the recently named number 1 in Asia’s Best Bars 2024. If you’re lucky enough to be staying at a hotel in the waterside Central ’hood, here’s what an epic cocktail crawl...
by Charlene Rooke | Sep 3, 2024 | Features
At TOCC, industry insiders get a taste of top trends Toronto Cocktail Conference (TOCC) powered through its fifth edition in August, drawing bartenders to Toronto’s The Drake Hotel from far-flung places to exchange ideas, build community and to drink in plenty of...
by Charlene Rooke | Jul 15, 2024 | Features
The bar scene is smoking hot (especially in the summer months!) in Las Vegas. These days on the Strip, it seems that every casino resort has not just opulent lobby and restaurant bars but also hidden cocktail dens (from high-class, vintage-spirits focused The Vault...
by Charlene Rooke | Jun 21, 2024 | Features
Canada’s first out-and-proud 2SLGBTQIA+ owned and operated brand is becoming Squirrel Friendz with cocktail fans in B.C. and beyond It all started with a night out at a casino, after which Kyle Aszalos woke up with what he thought could be a million-dollar idea....
by Charlene Rooke | Jun 14, 2024 | Features
Taste the 90-year legacy of Nikka Whisky at these essential stops In most parts of the world, the whisky made there (or the brandy, vodka, rum…) is the result of what grows and thrives in a particular place. The century-old Japanese whisky industry is entirely unique:...
