by Joanne Sasvari | Mar 14, 2024 | Vancouver Cocktail Week
Vancouver Cocktail Week 2024 began and ended with the signature events you wouldn’t want to miss From seminars to neighbourhood crawls to cocktail-paired dinners and bar-star guest shifts, Vancouver Cocktail Week presented by The Alchemist has something for everyone...
by Joanne Sasvari | Feb 23, 2024 | Vancouver Cocktail Week
Vancouver Cocktail Week features events for everyone, in support of the city’s hospitality industry Unlike some boozy events, Vancouver Cocktail Week isn’t just a big party (though it offers plenty of opportunities to raise a glass and get your ya-yas out). And unlike...
by Joanne Sasvari | Feb 14, 2024 | The Alchemist
The win marks an exciting shift in small-scale distilling across the country After seven years of domination by B.C. and Ontario, an Alberta distillery has taken home the top prize at the 2024 Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition. In a series of blind tastings, a...
by Joanne Sasvari | Feb 9, 2024 | Features
And then we try these other city cocktails Like its namesake city, the Manhattan is elegant but uncompromising and invulnerable to fashion’s changing whims. Oh, sure, it can bend a little—rocks or up, bourbon or rye, occasionally willing to entertain a variation like...
by Joanne Sasvari | Nov 24, 2023 | Features
There’s a decided chill in the air and that can only mean one thing: It’s whisky season! True, we’re happy to sip whisky and whisky cocktails year-round, but fall especially cries out for their sweet, spicy, smoky notes. Whisky’s rich flavour is the foundation of many...
