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The second annual festival runs from October 18 to 25 with a full slate of events, including the unmissable Gala of Cocktails.

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‘Absurd’ inequities: Why craft distillers are slamming B.C. government

‘Absurd’ inequities: Why craft distillers are slamming B.C. government

Higher taxes, a production cap: B.C. distillers push for wine-like treatment B.C. craft distillers have ...
VCW25’s visiting VIPs

VCW25’s visiting VIPs

Rub shoulders with international bar stars and brand ambassadors at Vancouver Cocktail Week Stop in for cinq ...
5 must-attend events at VCW

5 must-attend events at VCW

Can’t decide what events to go to? Start with these Each year there are those cocktail week events that you ...
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Broke and Famous

Broke and Famous

Crafted by Bar Trench and featured during their guest shift at The Keefer Bar, this is a unique cocktail with a ...
Falling for  falernum

Falling for falernum

Step by step: How to make the secret ingredient that puts the terrific into tiki drinks In bartending, there’s a ...
Spicy Pear Old Fashioned

Spicy Pear Old Fashioned

• 2 oz Canadian rye whisky • 0.25 oz jalapeño and pear syrup (see note) • 3 dashes Angostura bitters (more…)
Candy Cane Fizz

Candy Cane Fizz

This festively fizzy cocktail was created by Justin Taylor of The Cascade Room. The Giffard Menthe-Pastille, ...
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Shaken, stirred & smoked

Shaken, stirred & smoked

From neat pours to crafted cocktails, bartenders reveal mezcal’s many moods Mezcal has always had a way of ...
Holy smokes! Peated Island whisky named best in Canada

Holy smokes! Peated Island whisky named best in Canada

Macaloney’s Island Distillery takes top honours at 15th annual Canadian Whisky Awards A peated whisky from ...
Smokin’

Smokin’

Fire up fall’s woodsy flavour Fall has arrived and there’s a chill in the air, so it’s time to trade T-shirts for ...
A secret bar is opening behind a Chinatown ‘betting shop’

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 ...
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