by Tim Pawsey | Aug 24, 2018 | Features
If you thought the debate over whisky and age was resolved, a B.C. newcomer and Scotch mainstay start the discussion over again You might forgive Andrew Campbell Wall if he seems just a wee bit bullish. Wall is the Macaloney Ambassador for the neophyte Victoria...
by Michael White | Aug 17, 2018 | Features
The patio scene isn’t for everyone, including our man about town In many ways, I’ve always been hilariously unsuited to Vancouver, despite having lived here for the best part of 20 years. While I enjoy observing nature from the distant vantage point of a high-rise...
by Aileen Lalor | Jul 23, 2018 | Features
In conversation with Buffalo Trace master blender Drew Mayville It’s rare to find someone who describes their job as “fun,” and even less so if they’ve been in the same business for more than 38 years. But then not everyone has Drew Mayville’s job. Mayville is the...
by Joanne Sasvari | Jul 5, 2018 | Features
Brand ambassadors have a huge influence on what and how we drink. But who are they, and what do they really do? On any given day, Kevin Brownlee drops in at local bars and restaurants to visit with his bartender colleagues. In the evening, he’ll hit a nightclub or...
by Charlene Rooke | Jul 2, 2018 | Features
Raise a glass to the supporting cast of B.C.’s cocktail scene—local craft syrups, sodas, tonics and other mixers Forget the genie. Professional bartending expertise is captured in each bottle, can and jar of these B.C.-born cocktail mixers, which are often natural and...
by Joanne Sasvari | Jun 29, 2018 | Features
Why the highball is our enduring summer cocktail of choice. When it’s hot and sticky out, who’s really up for making fancy cocktails? Not me. That’s why summer time is highball time. The highball is the quintessential two-ingredient cocktail: spirits and soda, gussied...
