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  • Last minute gift guide: Spirited presents
    Last minute gift guide: Spirited presents
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    Bearface Triple Oak named Canada’s best
  • Monashee Ethos Gin for the Win
    Monashee Ethos Gin for the Win
  • Last minute gift guide: Warming whiskies
    Last minute gift guide: Warming whiskies
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    Punch it up with oleo saccharum
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    Monashee’s Ethos Gin named CASC Spirit of the Year
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    Elevate your holiday cocktails with Blackpool Spiced Rum
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  • 🥃✨NOW OUT✨🥃 Justin Taylor’s ‘JT’s Hot Buttered Rum Mix’ is our favourite holiday tradition, AND proceeds go to The Fawkes Academy School for Autism Spectrum Disorders PAC 🥰 At $12, we can’t think of a better stocking 🧦 stuffer! 🎄 See link in bio (Gift Guide Part II) to learn more and find where to purchase!!
  • Last Minute Gift Guide PART II 🎁🎄Spirited Presents🎄🎁 Need something to tuck under the tree? From vodka to bitters, we’ve got you covered with these spirited presents! ✨For full guide, see link in bio!✨ . Featuring: ✨Flor de Caña ✨Bacardi ✨Hennessy ✨Sipsmith ✨Belvedere ✨Absolut ✨Patrón ✨Sheringham Distillery ✨Lumette ✨Ampersand Distilling Co. ✨Bittered Sling
  • LAST MINUTE 🎁 GUIDE: Warming Whiskies🥃 @josasvari guides us with frisky whiskey suggestions for that special someone who likes some spice under the tree🎄 👉Full gift guide link in bio! Keep your 👀 out for these brands: ✨The Macallan ✨Dalmore ✨Laphroaig ✨Ardbeg ✨Bowmore ✨Alberta Premium ✨J.P. Wiser’s ✨Pemberton Valley ✨Shelter Point ✨Odd Society ✨Okanagan Spirits ✨Victoria Caledonian ✨G&W Distilling ✨Lohin McKinnon
  • We stayed a few nights at the @wickinnbc on Chesterman Beach near Tofino 🌊 and we are already itching to go back! 🧖‍♀️🏝🏄 As if you need more than the beachy view, it also features #ThePointeRestaurant 🍽 where we spoiled our 👅 on fine west coast cuisine and DREAMY cocktails, a really engaging art 🖼 gallery, @ancientcedarsspa , and walkability to the @pacific_rim_national_park 🌲 ✨Who needs a staycation?!?✨
  • Hailey Pasemko reigns 👑 over the world of cocktails in Tofino, managing the bar program at @wolfinthefog . Read all about her journey and her foray into foraging 🌿 in our latest edition of Bottled Up! 🍻 👉Link in bio
  • 🍹PUNCH BRUNCH AT BOTANIST💥 The Alchemist is proud to announce the inaugural Punch Brunch, a preview event for Vancouver Cocktail Week 2021 in collaboration with Tourism Vancouver’s @dineoutvanfest 🙌 Snag your 🎟 and get a sneak peek of punchy brunch cocktails by five Vancouver bartenders, as well as a luxe four-course midday feast by @botanistdining’s exec 👨🏻‍🍳 Hector Laguna. 🤩FT.🤩 Amber Bruce (@thekeeferbar ) Jeff Savage (@botanistdining ) Katie Ingram of (@elisasteak ) Sabrine Dhaliwal (@jukefriedchicken ) Sean McGuigan (The Lobby Lounge - @fairmontpacific ) ✨Sponsored by✨Bacardi Rum✨Belvedere Vodka✨Botanist Gin✨Bulleit Bourbon✨Lot40 Rye Whiskey✨ . 💰Partial proceeds will benefit the @bchospitality Foundation 💥🍹Punch Brunch will be at Botanist (PacRim) on Sunday, January 26, 2020 - 11:30 am to 2:00 pm 🎟: vancocktailweek.com (link in bio) SEE YOU THERE!!
  • 🥃DID YOU KNOW, between 09’ and 15’ the popularity of rye increased 500 per cent internationally?! Our killer Alchemist tasting panel, made up of seven Vancouver bar professionals, tasted through 12 rye-based spirits (listed below!) 👉Link in bio to read the whole conversation. 🔹Resurrection Spirits White Rye 🔹Resurrection Spirits Pale Rye 🔹Okanagan Spirits B.C. Rye Whisky 🔹Jack Daniels Tennessee Rye 🔹Bulleit Frontier Rye 🔹Alberta Premium Canadian Rye 🔹J.P. Wiser’s Triple Barrel Rye 🔹Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey 🔹Knob Creek Straight Rye 🔹Lot 40 Rye Whisky 🔹Canadian Club 100% Rye 🔹Crown Royal 📸: Dan Toulgoet
  • Who else needs a cosy weekend in? Appease your #fomo and snuggle up with a boozy book, like this one which takes you on a cross-country tour of Canadian 🇨🇦 Spirits! (For the full reading list, click link in bio!) 🗣TELL US! What is your favourite cocktail book?? 📚🍸
  • ⚡️FELIPE PANTONE X HENNESSY V.S.⚡️ Ready to blow someone away with the most memorable gift 🎁 ever?? The newest @hennessy artist collab features the futuristic art of @felipepantone 🇦🇷 🇪🇸 and has been dubbed, “Remixing the Present.” The artwork is inspired by the historic advertising and packaging he found in the 250-year-old Cognac maison’s archives. 👉Link in bio to learn more, and how to purchase!

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