Vancouver’s cocktail and bar scene has had a great boost in the last few years with the opening of a wide variety of local distilleries. Along with the distilleries has come a renewed cocktail culture, and side enterprises like locally blended bitters and creative bartenders creating their own spin on classic cocktails.
If you have someone on your Christmas Shopping list who’s a fan of a good libation, create a custom cocktail kit of their own filled with Holiday cheer.
Family run, Long Table Distillery is Vancouver’s first micro-distillery and help launch the current spirit revival. Long Table Distillery offers a selection of gin, vodka and seasonal spirits that make a great gift for the home bartender. Package the bottle in one of their handcrafted pine gift boxers for a terrific Christmas gift.
To see the possibilities of what can be created, stop by the Hornby Street distillery & tasting room on Fridays for Gin & Tonic Fridays or Thursdays and Saturdays for their Cocktail Laboratory in partnership with Vancouver Apothecary Bitters, which also make a great gift for a budding bartender.
Long Table also offers a great selection of bar tools, mixes and other equipment needed to make the spirits bright all year long.