by The Alchemist | Apr 1, 2020 | Tasting Panel
The Alchemist tasting panel samples the fortified, aromatized elixir Vermouth is not just an essential ingredient in many cocktails, it is already a cocktail, a wine fortified with spirits and flavoured with herbs, spices and other botanicals. And it’s enjoying a...
by The Alchemist | Nov 22, 2019 | Tasting Panel
The Alchemist tasting panel samples Canadian and American rye spirits Our bartender tasting panel is never short of opinions, but no other spirit has ignited passion the way rye whisky did. Maybe because it’s our national spirit (sort of). Or maybe it’s just because...
by The Alchemist | Aug 30, 2019 | Tasting Panel
The Alchemist tasting panel gathers for a round of international gins Summer is the season for refreshing gin cocktails, so it was only natural to think juniper for this issue’s tasting panel. Juniper, of course, is the signature flavour that defines gin, which is...
by The Alchemist | Apr 26, 2019 | Tasting Panel
The Alchemist tasting panel gathers for a round of Caribbean aged rums Nothing says “tropical getaway” like the sweetly spiced flavour of rum. Although it is made all over the world, the sugar-cane spirit originated in the Caribbean islands, where we’re seeing a surge...
by The Alchemist | Nov 9, 2018 | Tasting Panel
The Alchemist’s tasting panel revels in the complexities of made-in-B.C. amaros, vermouths and aperitifs Consider them the supporting actors of the cocktail world: complex, helpful and a little bitter. Vermouths, aperitifs and amaros are typically fortified...
by The Alchemist | Sep 7, 2018 | Tasting Panel
The Alchemist’s tasting panel samples B.C. vodkas for a taste of the province’s most crowd-pleasing spirit Nazdarovya! With the FIFA World Cup kicking off this month in Russia, our thoughts have turned to vodka. (That and Neymar’s incredible comeback, of course.)...
