Tickets are on sale now for Toronto Cocktail Festival

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

Lemon Aid

When life gives you lemons… make limoncello.

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.

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The Dirty Martini

The Dirty Martini

A tarnished classic cleans up its act If given the choice, you’d pick potato chips over chocolate. You prefer ...
Five craft colas to mix in your next cocktail

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 brandy re-brand

The brandy re-brand

B.C.’s craft distillers breathe new life into an old spirit Over the last few decades, brandy has developed a ...
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Bourbon Sour

Bourbon Sour

“This is one of my favourite cocktails to make,” says James Lester, co-owner of the Sons of Vancouver Distillery ...
Mezcal Mule

Mezcal Mule

INGREDIENTS: 3 cucumber slices (plus 1 for garnish) 0.5 oz (15 mL) agave syrup 1.5 oz (45 mL) mezcal, preferably ...
Naked and Famous

Naked and Famous

For his mezcal master class at the Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler, Mexico’s Mica Rousseau ...
Smoking Dog

Smoking Dog

This cocktail created by bartender Olivia Povarchook of Vij’s updates the classic Salty Dog, but instead of ...
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Bitter is  better

Bitter is better

Cocktail bitters are a bartender’s salt and pepper. Here’s our guide to B.C.’s best Aficionados of Old Fashioneds ...
Nuts for inclusive vodka

Nuts for inclusive vodka

Canada’s first out-and-proud 2SLGBTQIA+ owned and operated brand is becoming Squirrel Friendz with cocktail fans ...
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 ...
Taste and discover spirits from 40 B.C. distilleries this April

Taste and discover spirits from 40 B.C. distilleries this April

Your chance to taste and discover spirits from 40 distilleries from around the province will be Saturday, April ...
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