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Dried Fruit Cocktails

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on November 6, 2025

Rich, dark flavours of the season meets raisins, figs, dates, cranberries and more to make…

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  • spirits

Gifts for Holiday Hosts

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on November 5, 2025November 6, 2025

Putting together a memorable host gift can be as simple as wrapping up a bottle…

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  • spirits

Scotch + Shortbread Pairings

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on November 5, 2025November 6, 2025

Two holiday treats, paired by flavour profile: check out these Scotch bottlings with Food &…

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  • spirited people

Indie Spirit

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on November 1, 2025May 1, 2026

Independent bottler Bira! Rum releases rare, global sugar-cane spirits. I profile its founder in this…

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  • cocktails

Home Listening Bar

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on September 15, 2025September 15, 2025

Re-create the hot listening bar trend at home, with this Food & Drink story including…

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  • beer

Oktoberfest-ish

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on September 11, 2025September 15, 2025

I loved collaborating with chef Jesse Vallins on this Food & Drink spread of perfect…

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  • spirits

SMWS September 2025 Outturn

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on September 3, 2025
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  • spirited people

Getting to Know: Andres Faustinelli

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on September 3, 2025

I was thrilled to run a Q&A with the genius creator of Bearface Canadian Whisky,…

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  • spirits

Smooth Sippers: After-Dinner Drinks

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on September 2, 2025September 3, 2025

I rounded up some cozy, fall-friendly options for post-prandial sippers in the autumn issue of…

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  • craft

Local Love: BC Spirits That Shine

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on September 2, 2025September 3, 2025

While Canadians are focused on buying domestic/local alcohol, I profiled some BC spirits bottlings available…

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  • craft

The Anarchists of Rye

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on July 11, 2025

In the debut issue of Flavour Report I wrote about some old friends, the award-winning…

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  • spirited people

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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