by Tara Rafiq | Jun 2, 2017 | The Alchemist
Diageo World Class winner Kaitlyn Stewart brings her cool consistency to the global stage If there were any lingering doubts that Vancouver has become a world-class cocktail city, Kaitlyn Stewart has just laid them to rest. “Honestly, it’s a very humbling title to...
by Tara Rafiq | May 26, 2017 | The Alchemist
Who hasn’t wasted a hot summer afternoon knocking back frozen margaritas on a sunny patio somewhere? It’s almost a rite of passage. But it isn’t, generally speaking, a quality drinking experience. Or at least it didn’t used to be. At Wildebeest, the bartenders, led by...
by Tara Rafiq | May 12, 2017 | The Alchemist
Victoria’s grande dame gets a makeover with a sexy new bar and a truly royal namesake gin The gin is sky blue – that’s right, blue – and it has a delicate floral aroma. Add a little tonic water, though, and it magically turns a beautiful royal purple. “It’s...
by Tara Rafiq | May 5, 2017 | The Alchemist
Why elderflower is the flavour you want to add to cocktails right now Think of the elderflower as spring in a glass. And thank goodness for that—after a dreary winter that felt like it would never end, aren’t you craving bright, fresh flavours and floral fragrances?...
by Tara Rafiq | Apr 28, 2017 | The Alchemist
Sexual harassment, Speed Rack and the realities of being a woman bartender You’ve come a long way, baby – or have you? In 1903, the most important bartender in the world was, arguably, a woman named Ada Coleman. “Coley” had just been appointed head bartender at the...
by Tara Rafiq | Apr 21, 2017 | The Alchemist
With its own cocktail lab, this new bar is set to launch an era of innovation in Vancouver Bored with the same old watering holes? Well, you’re in luck, because Botanist is getting ready to shake up Vancouver’s cocktail scene. Botane and Tonic ft. a lab-made Juniper...
