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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Spice up winter with Fever-Tree ginger

Spice up winter with Fever-Tree ginger

Ale or beer, spiced or smoky, it’s what we’re thirsty for right now Warm, bright and pleasantly spicy—when the ...
Unleaded: the Best Alcohol-free Drinks of 2021

Unleaded: the Best Alcohol-free Drinks of 2021

Let’s retire the mocktails and let these placebo drinks, “nocktails” and free-spirited bottles happily get you ...
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Build your home bar

The Alchemist tasting panel reviews their at-home essential spirits For most issues of The Alchemist, we gather ...
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A secret bar is opening behind a Chinatown ‘betting shop’

There's a new speakeasy in town! Getting inside Vancouver's newest bar involves placing a wager on "King ...

On Point

B.C.'s Shelter Point Distillery becomes the first Canadian bottling by the prestigious Scotch Malt Whisky ...

Five craft colas to mix in your next cocktail

These cola brands give the popular soda an artisanal remake Think of cola and you likely think of Coke, Pepsi and ...

The Dirty Martini

A tarnished classic cleans up its act If given the choice, you’d pick potato chips over chocolate. You prefer ...
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