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If the Spirit Moves You: International Women’s Day 2021

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

Check out my round-up of women in lead positions at global distilleries, from B.C. to…

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  • spirits

Unleaded: The Best Alcohol-Free Drinks of 2021

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on January 11, 2021

Forget what you thought you knew about “mocktails” and let these placebo drinks, “nocktails” and…

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  • cocktails

Dangerous Drinks: 10 Home Bartending Faults

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

Ten things not to do at home, if you’re indulging in the hot home bartending…

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  • cocktails

Power Tools: Essential Bar Gear

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

Shake and mix like a pro with this starter list of essential bar gear, with…

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  • wine

B.C.’s Indigenous Wineries: Making Diversity

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on January 1, 2021February 24, 2021

B.C.’s Indigenous World Winery and Nk’Mip Cellars are two of the pioneering Indigenous-led wineries bringing…

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  • craft

Big Flavours, Little Packages: Craft Spirits Gift Guide

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on December 11, 2020November 16, 2021

B.C.’s small-batch distillers got crafty this holiday season, releasing new bottled cocktails, gift packs, special…

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  • wine

Well Aged, Aged Well: Mature B.C. Wine

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020

Some fine B.C. wineries are holding back their new releases until they’ve been bottle-aged in…

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  • cocktails

12 Days of Cocktails: Easy to Advanced

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on November 18, 2020February 11, 2022

This holiday-themed cover story adds riffs and twists on classics (from the Gin Fizz to…

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  • spirits

Package Deals: Cocktail Kits for Gifting

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on November 18, 2020May 6, 2021

From Sidecars and White Russians to Caesars and spritzes, here are cocktail-kit inspirations—complete with made-in-Canada…

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  • spirits

In Good Spirits: Best for Solo Sipping

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on November 14, 2020November 18, 2020

In the Autumn 2020 Food & Drink I make two dozen recos on what to…

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  • spirits

Secret Sauce: Private Whisky Clubs

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on November 11, 2020November 18, 2020

You don’t need a password or special knock to join these three new-generation whisky clubs;…

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  • wine

Innovation and Vinification: 3 B.C. Wine Discoveries

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on October 14, 2020November 18, 2020

A start-up that’s wise to the dangers of repeatedly opening wine barrels, a product that…

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