by Joanne Sasvari | Jun 5, 2025 | The Alchemist
In late April, Vancouver firmly shook off its “no fun city” rep and welcomed the best barkeeps on the continent for North America’s 50 Best Bars. Restaurants and bars across the city hosted epic parties and exciting pop-ups, and it’s fair to say that the day after the...
by Joanne Sasvari | Apr 4, 2025 | Last Call
Step through the glass doors and let the elevator whisk you back to another, more gracious time. Welcome to Le 9e, a perfectly restored Art Deco masterpiece on the ninth floor of the Eaton Building in downtown Montreal. Back in 1927, Lady Flora Eaton, whose family...
by Joanne Sasvari | Jan 17, 2025 | News
Macaloney’s Island Distillery takes top honours at 15th annual Canadian Whisky Awards A peated whisky from Vancouver Island — Macaloney’s Island Distillery Peat Project Moscatel Barrique single malt — has just been named the Canadian Whisky of the Year and upended all...
by Joanne Sasvari | Nov 14, 2024 | Features
As we were putting this issue of The Alchemist together, an atmospheric river came roaring through town. It was dark, cold and gloomy, with raging torrents of water pouring outside. It was, in other words, whisky weather. It’s no secret that we love whisky over here...
by Joanne Sasvari | Jun 7, 2024 | Features
Sometimes—well, most of the time, really—all we crave is the clean, icy-cold flavour of a Martini, the botanical bite of the gin and delicate floral essence of the vermouth. And it seems we’re not alone. Although the Martini has been around for at least a century and...
