by Joanne Sasvari | Dec 14, 2018 | Features, Stories
12 great places to get a drink in the Vancouver Island city You could say that Matt Cooke has distilled the spirit of Victoria into his cocktails. The general manager at OLO Restaurant transforms Vancouver Island spirits and local produce into the kind of creatively...
by Charlene Rooke | Nov 26, 2018 | Features
Brewer-distillers have unique advantages over their still-only colleagues Early visitors to Yaletown Distillery on Vancouver’s Hamilton Street may have tripped to—or rather, over—its connection to Yaletown Brewing, a block away. Originally, the fermented base for the...
by Charlene Rooke | Oct 22, 2018 | Features
George S. Grant is part of the sixth generation of the family that bought the Glenfarclas distillery in Scotland’s Speyside region in 1836. Now the director of sales for the brand, he talked to The Alchemist about innovation, tradition and the distillery’s most famous...
by The Alchemist | Oct 12, 2018 | Features
Sip whisky and talk business with a Dragon at this speaker event Looking for wisdom at the bottom of a whisky glass? Vancouver’s upcoming Be Wise Speaker Series and Whisky Festival has merged world-class whisky tastings with business-oriented conversation in the...
by Charlene Rooke | Oct 2, 2018 | Features
A sneak advance sip of Canadian Club Chronicles 41, the second in a series of ultra-aged Canadian whiskies that redefine our country’s style The smell alone is intoxicating: that heady fusion of sawdust and toffee scents that signals a whisky-aging warehouse. It wafts...
by Charlene Rooke | Aug 31, 2018 | Features
The South Okanagan is a fruitful playground for distillers to innovate and collaborate “Smile, there’s gin,” says the chalked sign. Perched on the Naramata Bench, with a sleek tasting room and sunny patio overlooking Okanagan Lake, Legend Distilling could be...
