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  • Sloe & Sophistique 🍋 Slow down with this easy ride, featuring B.C. distilled sloe gin and vermouth from @devinevineyards ✨Link in bio for full recipe!
  • VA-VA-VERMOUTH! B.C. distillers are on a roll with these bitter delights. How do you vermouth?? 👉Link in bio to read who’s making vermouth in B.C.! 📸: @leilalikes
  • 💥 HI-YA 💥 Vancouver’s notorious speed-bartending competition is back on Jan 26, and this time it’s a launch party for Vancouver Cocktail Week (brought to you by the Alchemist) ✨AND ✨ a fundraiser for Australian bushfire relief 🙏 For more info, or to buy tickets to attend, click link in bio! ⚠️BARTENDERS! Deadline to apply for competition is Jan 17 at noon. Get your name in!
  • ✨Alex Black is one of the founding directors of @mindthebarcanada which works to destigmatize mental illness. 🙏🙏🙏 Says Black, “we’ve seen icons like Anthony Bourdain and Sasha Petraske succumb to the perils of mental illness, while others, like chefs Sean Brock and David McMillan, have begun to promote a sober lifestyle…The hospitality industry isn’t always great for mental health. Now we’re doing something about it.”👊 👉Click link in bio to learn more about Mind the Bar. 📸: @jonny_nono
  • 💥First bartender Bottled Up! of the decade!! This is Souhail Rostainajad who currently tends at @pourhouse . He might be a new kid on the block, but he’s already got a few competition wins 🏆 under his belt, and he’s a great addition to the Vancouver scene. Souhail, we hope you’re registering for this year’s @baratekid ⚡️⚡️⚡️ 👉Full Q+A in bio!! 📸: @chrismeetschris
  • 👑The one and only Kir Royale...or is it? Do you know the difference between a Kir, a Kir Royale, a Royal, and a Kir Pétillant? ✨Link in bio to read all about this rebelliously swanky fizz and it’s many iterations. 📸: @dtoulgoet
  • ✌️COLLABORATION NATION✌️ These collabs between local BC distillers and their food, wine, and beer neighbours, embody the ✨vibes✨ we want to see in 2020! 🍻Have you ever had this Juniper Cider by Bricker? It is infused with gin botanicals from nearby @bruinwooddistillery 😍 ℹ️Want to read about more collabs? Link in bio!
  • 🎇 It’s New Years Eve! Whether you are decked in rhinestones or cozied up to a fireplace, we wish you the most incredible evening as we slip into 2020 🎆 💫Drink responsibly, and get home safe!! . . . 🍹: Tiki Bar Punch Bowl (recipe in bio) from @tikibarwaldorf 📸: @jennifergauthier_photo
  • Andres Faustinelli ( @andresfaust ) is the master blender for @bearfacewhisky 🥃 and thanks to Canada’s lackadaisical rules around making spirits, this particular industry disrupter had the rebellious freedom to make a special blend of whiskey like no other… 🔥 Want to know why this smoky sipper is so wild?! 👉 Link in bio!!

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