Drinks

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8 white wines to help you beat the heat this summer

Avoid summertime wine boredom by trying new wines

May 7, 2014

Lucky Bastard Distillers: Saskatoon's micro distillery crafts big flavours

How flexibility gives the small operation an advantage over major distillers

May 6, 2014
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Izakaya 101: An introduction to Japanese pubbing

Find out what this increasingly popular style of pub is all about

Apr 30, 2014

6 common wine myths, debunked

Misconceptions about "good" wines and three wines that cut through the bullshit

Apr 2, 2014
L'Abattoir, Vancouver, B.C.

Top bartenders in Canada on what's new in cocktail culture

Look for service, simplicity and savoury ingredients in new cocktailing experience

Mar 7, 2014
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Hot or not: an expert's guide to heating sake

Why it’s OK to warm good sake

Feb 20, 2014
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6 big wine trends of 2014

Wine expert Tom Firth on what trends wine consumers can expect this year and what to try

Jan 24, 2014

Q&A with David Bain, bar manager at Model Milk in Calgary

The bartender on the importance of a solid bar program and what makes a great drink

Jan 9, 2014
Yamahai sake by Nøgne-Ø in Norway.

Canadian brewer Brock Bennett brings craft sake abroad to Norway's Nøgne-Ø

The Vancouverite's contribution to Europe's budding interest in sake

Dec 16, 2013

10 ways to boost your hot chocolate

Make your own hot cocoa from scratch, and give it some oomph with these 10 ideas

Dec 1, 2013

Giving Nipro brewery new life as YK3 Sake Producer

The owners teamed up with new master brewer to produce a new sake brewery in Richmond, B.C.

Nov 7, 2013
Ontario Spring Water Sake Company

Find rare sakes at Ontario Spring Water Sake Company

In the second installment of our three-part sake series, Elise Gee profiles the first sake brewery in eastern North America

Oct 17, 2013
National Bowl in Calgary.

National Bowl promises good times with great beer, food and bowling

National on 10th established as the entertainment complex in Calgary

Oct 3, 2013
Victoria Gin is one of a few Canadian gins

5 Canadian craft gins to add to your liquor cabinet

Stellar gins from the great white north

Oct 2, 2013
Artisan Sake Maker in Granville Island, Vancouver, B.C.

The pioneer of Japanese sake in Canada: Artisan Sake Maker

In the first of a three-part series, sake educator Elise Gee talks about the first commercial sake microbrewery in North America.

Sep 30, 2013