by The Alchemist | May 1, 2020 | Bar Bites
Now you can make tropical cocktails at home almost as good as the ones at The Shameful Tiki Room, which was recently named the 2020 Nightclub & Bar Awards’ Best Tiki Bar in North America. Vancouver’s favourite beachy bar has just released its first bottled “Exotic...
by The Alchemist | Apr 17, 2020 | Bar Bites
Each year, the experts at the Pantone Color Institute pick a hue that they believe will best represent the year ahead; for 2020, the Colour of the Year is PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue, a deep blue that is at once classic, comforting and contemporary, evocative of both...
by The Alchemist | Mar 28, 2020 | Bar Bites
Another day, it seems another distillery opens in Canada. But that didn’t stop Davin de Kergommeaux, the award-winning author of Canadian Whisky, from trying to capture them all in a new book. Consider it barley- and juniper-scented lightning in a bottle. Joined by...
by The Alchemist | Mar 27, 2020 | Bar Bites
With its skating rink, hotels, restaurants and spectacular view across Burrard Inlet, North Vancouver’s Shipyards District is fast becoming the Lower Mainland’s most social neighbourhood. And now it’s a good place for a cocktail, too. That’s because JOEY Shipyards has...
by The Alchemist | Nov 29, 2019 | Bar Bites
If you’re going to Dine Like A Critic, you’d better drink like one, too. Alexandra Gill is perhaps best known as the long-time Vancouver restaurant critic for The Globe and Mail, but she is also the new editor of Canada’s Best Bars. So it’s no surprise that she has...
by The Alchemist | Nov 15, 2019 | Bar Bites
Whether you’re looking for a new recipe or a great gift, these boozy books have you covered Canadian Spirits: The Essential Cross-country Guide to Distilleries, Their Spirits and Where to Imbibe Them by Stephen Beaumont and Christine Sismondo (Nimbus Publishing,...
