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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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  • spirits

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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  • spirits

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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  • spirits

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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  • pairings

Perfect Pairs: Whisky + Charcuterie

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on September 5, 2024September 9, 2024

Put down the wine glass! It turns out that whisky/whiskey pairs great with meat, cheese…

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  • spirits

Deliciously Bitter Truths

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on September 4, 2024March 12, 2025

Aperitivo, digestivo, amaro … palates and cocktails are turning more bitter, and here’s what to…

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  • beer

Getting Autumn-Cozy

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on September 4, 2024September 9, 2024

My fall article in BC Liquor Stores TASTE magazine finds cozy, spicy flavours in British…

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  • beer

2024 DOTS (Drinks of the Summer)

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on July 3, 2024July 21, 2024

What are the hot spirits and cocktails, wines and beers — the ultimate drinks of…

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  • spirited people

Inclusive Vodka

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on June 21, 2024September 9, 2024

I made some new Squirrel Friendz, with the founders of Canada’s first 2SLGBTQIA+ vodka brand.…

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  • spirits

A Japanese Whisky Pilgrimmage: Nikka

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on June 14, 2024September 9, 2024

On the 90th anniversary of the founding of Nikka Whisky by Masataka Taketsuru, I retraced…

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  • spirits

Where to Drink: Louisville

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on May 29, 2024June 10, 2024

My drinking safari for the Alchemist of global cocktail capitals continues with a foray through…

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  • spirits

Gin is In

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on May 18, 2024June 10, 2024

Gin is the spirit of summer, and in the Early Summer 2024 Food & Drink…

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