by The Alchemist | Jul 14, 2026 | Bar Bites
After That American Whiskey’s long absence from many B.C. bar and store shelves, Canadian-made Southern-style, corn-dominant whisky has come out of hibernation, thanks to B.C.-born brand Bearface. Bearface Bear-bon is a blend of corn, rye and barley whiskies,...
by The Alchemist | Jul 10, 2026 | Bar Bites
This summer’s hot hospitality concept in Vancouver is the all-day cocktail-café: the kind of place where you can have a breakfast meeting, cram in some laptop time, then transition to cocktails with friends—and maybe pick up a gift on your way home. Calling itself a...
by The Alchemist | Jul 2, 2026 | Bar Bites, ON Distilleries
There’s no shortage of canned and bottled ready-to-drink cocktails from big international brands—but why not drink local this summer? Award-winning bar owner Nick Kennedy (Civil Liberties) is one of the founders of Civil Pours, a Toronto company that crafts...
by The Alchemist | Jun 29, 2026 | Bar Bites
Vancouver bar owner and entrepreneur Lewis Hart is a co-founder of the world’s first ready-to-drink bottled cocktail based on Chinese baijiu, the best-selling spirit in the world. Called Maopao (meaning to bubble or fizz in Mandarin), it makes its world debut in the...
by The Alchemist | Jun 8, 2026 | Bar Bites
Finding speakeasies can be tough going, when they lurk in dark alleys and are identified by something as subtle as a lightbulb, unmarked door or password. The new-speakie trend in Toronto is bars that put on the face of neighbourhood businesses during the day, with...
by The Alchemist | May 26, 2026 | Bar Bites
The Library Bar (#19) and Civil Works (#29) are the latest Toronto bar stars to join the prestigious list of North America’s 50 Best Bars 2026, which were announced at a celebration in Vancouver (the host city for the second year in a row) on April 22. They join...
