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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Bearface Triple Oak named Canada’s best

Bearface Triple Oak named Canada’s best

The wood wowed them. It seems the judges at the ninth annual Canadian Whisky Awards were impressed by what a ...
Front of  the class

Front of the class

From East and West, bartenders move on to the regional finals of the Diageo World Class competition Since the ...
The Alchemist Spring 2019

The Alchemist Spring 2019

Quench your thirst for all things spirited: The spring issue of The Alchemist is out this week. The 11th edition ...
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Vancouver’s winning cocktail

Another day, another competition under the belts of Vancouver’s extraordinary bartenders. To chants of “Back to ...

You can savour the best of B.C. whisky during a guided tasting this week

Whisky & Words takes place this Friday, March 8 on International Women’s Day, and the event will feature ...

3 cocktails for your Kentucky Derby viewing party

The Kentucky Derby is just around the corner—May 4th to be exact—and every year at this time the Mint Julep ...

B.C. eliminates personal-exemption limit on out-of-province booze

Move is in stark contrast to Ontario becoming more restrictive on interprovincial e-commerce shipments of alcohol ...
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