by Tara Rafiq | Feb 10, 2017 | Home Bar, The Alchemist
Back in 2012, when Rod Moore was about to open his dream bar, the Shameful Tiki Room, he ran into a problem. “It was a nightmare trying to find stuff – even basic tools and bitters,” he says, remembering running all over town to find shakers, jiggers, strainers and...
by Tara Rafiq | Feb 3, 2017 | The Alchemist
Ever since the first drops of elixir trickled from a local craft still more than a decade ago, whisky lovers have been waiting to taste a true made-in-BC single malt. And now, we can. Last week, Surrey’s Central City Brewers + Distillers launched its Lohin McKinnon...
by Tara Rafiq | Jan 27, 2017 | The Alchemist
Gung hay fat choy! This Saturday (Jan. 28) ushers in the Year of the Rooster with bright red packages, shiny gold coins and festively fizzy cocktails. “It’s spring, so you want lighter flavours, and everyone loves bubbles at New Year’s,” says Kris Girard, bar manager...
by Tara Rafiq | Jan 20, 2017 | The Alchemist
As everyone knows, cocktails make a good party even better – and this also applies to Dine Out Vancouver. “It just adds more of what Vancouver excels at,” says Lucas Pavan, coordinator of the annual festival. “Dine Out is not just about food and wine. It’s your whole...
by Tara Rafiq | Jan 13, 2017 | The Alchemist
Call this the month of reckoning. After a festive season of giddy indulgence, many of us are rediscovering the gym, swapping shortbread for lentils, and giving up booze throughout the 31 long, dark days of January. Starting the New Year dry isn’t a new idea – the...
by Tara Rafiq | Jan 6, 2017 | The Alchemist
Well, thank goodness that’s over. This past year was enough to drive a person to drink. Luckily, the city’s best bartenders know just what we’re craving right now and in the year ahead. Here are the top-five cocktail trends they say we’ll be enjoying in 2017. Cheers!...
