by Allie Turner | Jun 17, 2022 | Features
Three new bars define cocktails, each in their unique way There’s a special camaraderie between keen patron and impassioned bartender. The room design, flavour and atmosphere combine and create fertile ground for storytelling. Luckily, these three new cocktail-forward...
by Joanne Sasvari | Jun 14, 2022 | Features
Fairmont Pacific Rim launches a series of drinks inspired by Douglas Coupland’s new art exhibit Vancouver’s own Douglas Coupland is typically the creator, not the muse, known for 13 novels including the era-defining Generation X as well as numerous artworks, many of...
by Joanne Sasvari | Jun 9, 2022 | Features
In the Spring/Summer 2022 issue of The Alchemist, we look back at our first Vancouver Cocktail Week, and look forward to an exciting summer of product launches, parties and openings. Despite our anxieties over the pandemic, VCW 2022, held March 6 to 10, was a huge...
by The Alchemist | Jun 3, 2022 | Features
The craft spirits and beer scene is now booming in North Vancouver, particularly in the burgeoning Brewery District in Lower Lonsdale. The North Shore will forever hold a piece of Canadian brewing history, as West Vancouver holds the distinction as the site of the...
by Charlene Rooke | Apr 20, 2022 | Features
Whether you’re catching Coachella this weekend or heading to the Palm Springs area for some spring sun, here’s where to taste the hot drinks scene. Modern Cocktails For proper cocktails, head uptown the small, dark and sexy new Tailor Shop (look for the...
by Charlene Rooke | Apr 13, 2022 | Features
Dip into the back bar, behind-the-counter and unlabelled jugs of fermented and distilled goodies on your next visit to Mexico or the southern U.S. Like many Western Canadians, I’ve been to Mexico too many times to count—but typically on holidays, not at work as...
