Hi-fi watering holes

Inspired by classic Japanese kissas, retro and vinyl-inspired listening bars are shaping a new culture in drinking, snacking and grooving across Canada     “Listen, closely.” That simple sentence, painted on an exterior wall of Amber , a…

Victoria’s hot bar summer

Recent moves and openings have created one of the best six-block drinking neighbourhoods in Canada. Come to Victoria, and join us on the top bar crawl of summer 2026.     Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary: They all have their bar…

Toronto Cocktail Festival returns October 18-25, 2026

Tickets go on sale August 1 for the October event The Toronto Cocktail Festival is back for its second annual edition from October 18-25, inviting cocktail enthusiasts to celebrate the creativity, craftsmanship, and hospitality of Toronto’s vibrant…

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The mysterious  monk

The mysterious monk

Bénédictine’s storied role in cocktails old and new If you’re the sort of person who likes their cocktails served ...
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The engaging educator

‘Knowledge is meant to be shared,’ says Bacardi’s Kevin Brownlee Countless bartenders have arrived at their ...
A whisky time machine

A whisky time machine

Whisky in just two weeks? Get a taste of the “synthetically aged spirits” world It’s amber in the glass, with ...
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Bartender of the Year 2021 James Grant faces the future

Diageo World Class excited to support the bartending comeback It took James Grant only a decade to go from ...

Campaign to lift spirits

Canada’s craft distillers have had it with what they see as an unfair federal excise tax on spirits production, ...

Boozy reads for cosy days

Pour yourself a cocktail and curl up with one of these new releases. B.C., distilled If you’re looking for a ...

Spooky by Design

Come the dark, gloomy days of fall, it’s easy to imagine ghosts all around us, especially in a historic building ...
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