by The Alchemist | Nov 23, 2018 | Bar Bites
It’s not even available for sale yet, but already Christos Kalaitzis’ new bitters line is reaping the kind of recognition a crafty bartender could only dream of. Bitters by Christos, created by the spirits brand ambassador and mixologist for Central City Brewers &...
by The Alchemist | Nov 16, 2018 | Bar Bites
Glance up at the sloping green roof of the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, and you might just catch a flash of scarlet at one of the windows. Wave hello to the Lady in Red, a gracious spirit said to haunt the halls of this grand dame of a hotel. The Lady is believed to be...
by The Alchemist | Nov 5, 2018 | Bar Bites
Another day, another competition under the belts of Vancouver’s extraordinary bartenders. To chants of “Back to back!” on Thanksgiving weekend, Chris Enns of the Lobby Bar at the Fairmont Pacific Rim made it into the top-20 round at the Diageo Reserve World Class...
by The Alchemist | Aug 10, 2018 | Bar Bites
When you’re surrounded by wild bounty the way Tofino is, it only makes sense to use it however you can. And so Wolf in the Fog’s bar manager Hailey Pasemko transforms huckleberries into bitters, infuses gin with salal or spruce tips, and fat-washes vodka with salmon....
by The Alchemist | Aug 3, 2018 | Bar Bites
With Christopher Enns’ recent win in Montreal, that’s four times Vancouver bartenders have taken home the prestigious title of Diageo Reserve World Class Canada champion since the competition started in 2013. Enns, who mans the shakers at the Fairmont Pacific Rim’s...
by Joanne Sasvari | Jul 31, 2018 | Bar Bites
For its ninth Private Edition series, the venerable Highland whisky house Glenmorangie has released its first single malt aged in American ex-rye whisky casks. In the late 1990s, Dr. Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie’s Director of Distilling, Whisky Creation & Whisky,...
