Great world bars we love: Florería Atlántico

Technically, Florería Atlántico is a speakeasy, but patrons never experience the performative gestures that often come with the label. Guests enter through a functioning flower shop, where staff greet you with an ease that makes it clear they know why most people are there, even if a few are genuinely browsing bouquets.

One week. Five bars. A taste of Italy in every glass.

From September 14-19, 2026, the second annual Italian Cocktail Revolution, presented by the Italian Trade Agency Toronto, returns for a week-long celebration of Italy’s finest spirits and timeless drinking culture.

Sugar cane rush

The many expressions of rum and other sugar-cane spirits are ripe for mixing into inventive, expressive summer cocktails.

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Toronto Cocktail Festival

October 18-25, 2026

The second annual Toronto Cocktail Festival will once again raise a toast to the art of the cocktail and to the vibrant culture that surrounds it. Building on a successful inaugural year, TCF has become a destination event that celebrates the city’s dynamic food-and-drink scene—one powered by creativity, community, and world-class talent. Toronto’s multi-award-winning bartenders, brand ambassadors and chefs continue to make this an exciting culinary event that gives them the spotlight they deserve—and serves up exceptional experiences for consumers, too.

TCF 2026 presented by The Alchemist magazine will celebrate the city’s cocktail culture with eight days of events designed to appeal to industry, consumers, visitors and media alike.

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One week. Five bars. A taste of Italy in every glass.

One week. Five bars. A taste of Italy in every glass.

From September 14-19, 2026, the second annual Italian Cocktail Revolution, presented by the Italian Trade Agency Toronto, returns for a week-long celebration of Italy’s finest spirits and timeless drinking culture.
Sugar cane rush

Sugar cane rush

The many expressions of rum and other sugar-cane spirits are ripe for mixing into inventive, expressive summer cocktails.
Back to the future

Back to the future

Bar food and cocktails are celebrating a nostalgia-fueled resurgence of decades past: deviled eggs and potato-chip-dusted hot dogs, anyone?

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Great world bars we love: Cosmo Pony Jakarta

Great world bars we love: Cosmo Pony Jakarta

Tucked inside the iconic Grand Hyatt Jakarta, Cosmo Pony is more than a bar—it’s a destination, where the city’s vibrant energy and warm hospitality are distilled into an elevated cocktail experience.
Spirits, spice and everything nice

Spirits, spice and everything nice

At the Indian-French fusion Peya, Chris Enns mixes up an irresistible cocktail.
We are who we meet

We are who we meet

At No Vacancy, Troy Gilchrist distills a lifetime of experience into flawless hospitality.

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