by Joanne Sasvari | Aug 27, 2021 | Features
Bénédictine’s storied role in cocktails old and new If you’re the sort of person who likes their cocktails served with a side of storytelling, then Bénédictine is the drink for you. Consider it the Forrest Gump of the spirits world, popping up at just the right...
by Michael White | Aug 20, 2021 | Features
‘Knowledge is meant to be shared,’ says Bacardi’s Kevin Brownlee Countless bartenders have arrived at their profession from unlikely origins, but Kevin Brownlee doesn’t consider his career trajectory odd. He believes he simply traded one education role for another. A...
by Charlene Rooke | Aug 13, 2021 | Features
Whisky in just two weeks? Get a taste of the “synthetically aged spirits” world It’s amber in the glass, with aromas of toasted bread, fresh-cut wood, apple and pear. It’s flavours of butterscotch with clove and pepper spice. I’d blind-taste it as a young but...
by Charlene Rooke | Jul 13, 2021 | Features
Vancouver’s Gastown creates a safe, social outdoor oasis for the return of cocktail culture this summer. It makes perfect sense for the neighbourhood founded on the bar that helped build a city. Under some welcome umbrella shade on the Jules Bistro patio, live music...
by Joanne Sasvari | Jul 2, 2021 | Features
Playful cocktails in retro formats are just what we’re craving right now This summer we plan to party like it’s, well, not pandemic times. In fact, we’re going to have some fun playing with retro cocktails in different formats, like jelly shots and boozy popsicles. I...
by Gail Johnson | Jun 25, 2021 | Features
How the pandemic’s temporary spaces may change our streetscapes forever When restaurants and bars were given the green light last year to open temporary patios in response to the pandemic’s toll, the team at The Keefer Bar didn’t want people sipping cool cocktails on...
