The weather forecast is starting to heat up, but summer in the sand or by the pool still a ways away. To help combat our wanderlust the folks at Main St. Brewing has added some getaway-themed libations for your virtual vacay. The first of the final two beers in the Mount Pleasant brewery’s vacation-themed series,…
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Harmony Arts Festival mixes a great Night On The Pier
A sunny, summer evening on the waterfront, cocktails, nibbles and a few hundred revellers roaming Ambleside Pier, is the recipe for another great Night On The Pier. Part of West Vancouver’s Harmony Arts Festival, Night On The Pier brought together seven of Vancouver’s top bartenders and mixologists to complete with each other for the superior…
Friday Find: Victoria Distillers Tours
Saturday June 11th, 2016 is #WorldGinDay, so it was coincidental to hear about the new Victoria Distillers location in Sidney, BC and their distillery tours and tastings. Victoria Gin has been a favourite since it was introduced in 2008, new owners expanded the distiller to the Sidney, BC waterfront and have introduced daily tours and tastings….
June is Provence Rosés month
June is Provence Rosé month and in celebration of the world’s oldest Rosé and French wine region, Provence in Southern France, Vancouverites are invited to free tastings across the Lower Mainland. Provence has been a leading wine region in France for generations, known for its specialty in making Rosé wines. The popularity of Provence Rosés…
Christmas Shopping for the Libation Lover
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…
La Mezcaleria Cocktails
Friday afternoon, guests at the #OaxacanTasting at La Mezcaleria were treating to some very refreshing and tasty cocktails created by Kelly Ann Woods. Put on in conjunction with the Tequila Expo, the afternoon started with a welcome cocktail, “Spiked Agua Fresca” – Watermelon Thai Basil con piquete (or without). Garnished with a bright cube of…
Christmas Gift Ideas 2013 – Local Liquor
With recent changes in BC Liquor laws (and more to come), there is a plethora of great distilleries and breweries popping up alongside the Lower Mainland already renowned wineries. There’s something for everyone; Long Table Distillery, Victoria Spirits, Odd Society Spirits, Liberty Distillery, Yaletown Distillery / Brewery, Granville Island Brewery, Brassneck Brewery, Parallel 49 Brewing, Vancouver…