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The Quarter-Century Club

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on June 12, 2025

What makes 25-year-old Scotch whisky, Port and red wine special and worthy of investment and…

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Now Trending

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on June 5, 2025

Rounding up all the seasonal wine, beer, spirits and cocktail trends for warm days to…

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The Art of Agave

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on June 3, 2025June 5, 2025

This primer on agave spirits in BC Liquor Stores Taste magazine was the cover story…

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Good Night Out

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on May 31, 2025June 12, 2025

I wrote about this BC organization educating about gender-based harassment and violence in the hospitality…

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Place-Name Cocktails

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on March 12, 2025March 12, 2025

Sip and sing along to the name game: here are the stories behind how these…

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Spirits That Do Good

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on March 12, 2025March 12, 2025

In advance of Earth Day 2025, my story for Taste looked at just a few…

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Must-try Spirits for Holiday Gifting

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on December 12, 2024March 12, 2025

These on-trend bottles in Taste were among the hot liquid gifts of the 2024 holiday…

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Greening Mexico City

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on December 11, 2024

A journey through the chinampas (floating gardens) of Mexico City, and an unforgettable meal with…

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Making Spirits (and Cocktails) Bright

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on December 10, 2024March 12, 2025

For Taste, I rounded up the hottest ways to spike your favourite holiday drinks, from…

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Holiday Gift Guide

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on November 7, 2024November 9, 2024

My holiday shopping guide in LCBO Food & Drink focuses on gift bottles, of course…

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Evergreen Cocktails

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on November 6, 2024November 9, 2024

For the Holiday edition of LCBO Food & Drink I put cedar, fir, rosemary, pine…

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Native-only Spirits Bars: Ultra-local Drinking

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on September 9, 2024September 9, 2024

Noticed on my last trip to Asia: bars like Kinsman in Hong Kong (pictured), SanYou…

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