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Lessons in Tequila

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on March 10, 2024June 10, 2024

Agave spirits are more popular than ever, and my Spring 2024 Food & Drink tequila…

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  • spirits

Dry, Damp or Doused for Dryuary?

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

What to drink when you’re not drinking: here are some ideas from The Alchemist for…

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  • spirits

Winter of Whisky

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on December 5, 2023March 5, 2024

From Scotch-tails in an elite mountain library lair to sipping in a vault in Richmond,…

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  • spirits

Gift Like a Star: Celebrity Spirits

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on December 1, 2023December 1, 2023

For the winter issue of the BC Liquor Stores magazine TASTE I rounded up some…

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  • spirits

Tequila: Considering quality and sustainability

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on September 1, 2023December 1, 2023

For Sotheby’s Canada Insight: The Art of Living Roots issue, I journeyed to the town…

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  • food

Future Interests: What’s Coming in Drinks

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on September 1, 2023December 1, 2023

I looked into the future to predict coming Canadian trends in wine, spirits, beer and…

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  • spirits

Funky Town: Craft Spirits With Umami

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on July 20, 2023December 1, 2023

For The Alchemist I explored how craft spirits distillers are highlighting savoury flavours like mushroom,…

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  • spirits

The Well-Stocked Home Bar

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022

I get asked all the time for recommended bottles on a well-stocked home bar. Here…

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  • spirits

The Spice is Right

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on September 14, 2022September 14, 2022

White, rosé and red wines can all be spicy: spice may come from the grape…

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  • spirits

Rum + Tropical Flavours

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on May 19, 2022June 28, 2022

Rum harnesses the warm-weather spirit of Caribbean and tropical countries where it’s made. In this…

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  • spirits

Distilled in Mexico

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on April 20, 2022April 20, 2022

Tasting all the NON-tequila agave and other spirits/liqueurs on a recent trip to Mexico for…

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  • spirits

Botanical Spirits: A Field of Flavours

  • by Charlene Rooke
  • Posted on March 6, 2022March 31, 2022

Embrace everything from elederflower, artichoke, seaweed, cucumber to herbs and spices in a spring crop…

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