Cocktails / Drink / Drink This / Spirits May 3, 2019 Pink Peppercorn & Thyme Gin Twist featuring Sheringham’s Kazuki Gin It’s almost summertime. And in case you didn’t know, that means gin cocktails on the patio. Vancouver Island has a plethora (yes, I just said ... Read More Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Nov 24, 2014 Scott Lansdowne Shows Off His “Bitters Lab” at the Back of Cenote There’s a modest little place, and it’s easy to miss, downstairs on Yates below a record store and the Odeon, and most people don’t know how to ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Apr 23, 2014 Meet Stephen Quigley, Bartender at Stage Winebar Honest, friendly, and local — that’s Stage Wine Bar. The popular neighbourhood spot in Fernwood has collected a series of acclaims over the past ... Read More Events / Victoria Dec 10, 2013 ICC Christmas Shaker The Island Chefs Collabrative (ICC) Christmas Shaker went off like fireworks this past Sunday. The event was put on to help fund the regional food ... Read More Cocktails / Victoria Oct 30, 2013 Art of the Cocktail 2013 Words: Colin Hynes Photos: Mitch Thacker The Art of the Cocktail is similar to a cocktail party, only much bigger. Instead of having one host serving ... Read More Cocktails Jul 12, 2012 DIY Summer Cocktail: Tim Siebert’s Patio Party Should I say it? Dare I say it? I'm saying it. Summer has finally arrived in Victoria. Complain as we do about the season's brevity and notorious ... Read More Cocktails Jun 6, 2012 Cocktail Culture at Vancouver’s L’Abattoir The words “craft cocktail” make most Vancouverites think of one particular area – Gastown. While there are obvious exceptions, and ... Read More Cocktails / Spirits Apr 19, 2012 From the Bar Soole: The Old Switcheroo So what's Switchel? Switchel originated in the Caribbean using a base of ginger, molasses, apple cider vinegar, sugar & water. This refreshing drink ... Read More Cocktails Mar 14, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Corpse Reviver Number Blue Created by tongue-in-cheek Bon Vivant Jacob Briars, in Queenstown in 2007. It is a quirky, blue twist on a classic Corpse Reviver #2. Something of a ... Read More Cocktails Mar 8, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Sandy Blonde & Buffalo’s Roam Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka is a rye based vodka made in Poland and flavoured with tincture of buffalo grass. It is traditionally enjoyed chilled or ... Read More Cocktails Feb 29, 2012 The Leap Year Cocktail This cocktail was created by Harry Cradock, for the Leap Year celebrations at the Savoy Hotel, London, on February 29th, 1928. It has been said to ... Read More Cocktails Jun 2, 2011 Clive’s Classic Lounge a Finalist for World’s Best Hotel Bar Clive’s Classic Lounge in the Chateau Victoria has been honoured enough to be named a finalist in the category of “World’s Best Hotel Bar” & ... Read More
Cocktails / Drink People / Victoria Nov 24, 2014 Scott Lansdowne Shows Off His “Bitters Lab” at the Back of Cenote There’s a modest little place, and it’s easy to miss, downstairs on Yates below a record store and the Odeon, and most people don’t know how to ... Read More Drink People / Victoria Apr 23, 2014 Meet Stephen Quigley, Bartender at Stage Winebar Honest, friendly, and local — that’s Stage Wine Bar. The popular neighbourhood spot in Fernwood has collected a series of acclaims over the past ... Read More Events / Victoria Dec 10, 2013 ICC Christmas Shaker The Island Chefs Collabrative (ICC) Christmas Shaker went off like fireworks this past Sunday. The event was put on to help fund the regional food ... Read More Cocktails / Victoria Oct 30, 2013 Art of the Cocktail 2013 Words: Colin Hynes Photos: Mitch Thacker The Art of the Cocktail is similar to a cocktail party, only much bigger. Instead of having one host serving ... Read More Cocktails Jul 12, 2012 DIY Summer Cocktail: Tim Siebert’s Patio Party Should I say it? Dare I say it? I'm saying it. Summer has finally arrived in Victoria. Complain as we do about the season's brevity and notorious ... Read More Cocktails Jun 6, 2012 Cocktail Culture at Vancouver’s L’Abattoir The words “craft cocktail” make most Vancouverites think of one particular area – Gastown. While there are obvious exceptions, and ... Read More Cocktails / Spirits Apr 19, 2012 From the Bar Soole: The Old Switcheroo So what's Switchel? Switchel originated in the Caribbean using a base of ginger, molasses, apple cider vinegar, sugar & water. This refreshing drink ... Read More Cocktails Mar 14, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Corpse Reviver Number Blue Created by tongue-in-cheek Bon Vivant Jacob Briars, in Queenstown in 2007. It is a quirky, blue twist on a classic Corpse Reviver #2. Something of a ... Read More Cocktails Mar 8, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Sandy Blonde & Buffalo’s Roam Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka is a rye based vodka made in Poland and flavoured with tincture of buffalo grass. It is traditionally enjoyed chilled or ... Read More Cocktails Feb 29, 2012 The Leap Year Cocktail This cocktail was created by Harry Cradock, for the Leap Year celebrations at the Savoy Hotel, London, on February 29th, 1928. It has been said to ... Read More Cocktails Jun 2, 2011 Clive’s Classic Lounge a Finalist for World’s Best Hotel Bar Clive’s Classic Lounge in the Chateau Victoria has been honoured enough to be named a finalist in the category of “World’s Best Hotel Bar” & ... Read More
Drink People / Victoria Apr 23, 2014 Meet Stephen Quigley, Bartender at Stage Winebar Honest, friendly, and local — that’s Stage Wine Bar. The popular neighbourhood spot in Fernwood has collected a series of acclaims over the past ... Read More Events / Victoria Dec 10, 2013 ICC Christmas Shaker The Island Chefs Collabrative (ICC) Christmas Shaker went off like fireworks this past Sunday. The event was put on to help fund the regional food ... Read More Cocktails / Victoria Oct 30, 2013 Art of the Cocktail 2013 Words: Colin Hynes Photos: Mitch Thacker The Art of the Cocktail is similar to a cocktail party, only much bigger. Instead of having one host serving ... Read More Cocktails Jul 12, 2012 DIY Summer Cocktail: Tim Siebert’s Patio Party Should I say it? Dare I say it? I'm saying it. Summer has finally arrived in Victoria. Complain as we do about the season's brevity and notorious ... Read More Cocktails Jun 6, 2012 Cocktail Culture at Vancouver’s L’Abattoir The words “craft cocktail” make most Vancouverites think of one particular area – Gastown. While there are obvious exceptions, and ... Read More Cocktails / Spirits Apr 19, 2012 From the Bar Soole: The Old Switcheroo So what's Switchel? Switchel originated in the Caribbean using a base of ginger, molasses, apple cider vinegar, sugar & water. This refreshing drink ... Read More Cocktails Mar 14, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Corpse Reviver Number Blue Created by tongue-in-cheek Bon Vivant Jacob Briars, in Queenstown in 2007. It is a quirky, blue twist on a classic Corpse Reviver #2. Something of a ... Read More Cocktails Mar 8, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Sandy Blonde & Buffalo’s Roam Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka is a rye based vodka made in Poland and flavoured with tincture of buffalo grass. It is traditionally enjoyed chilled or ... Read More Cocktails Feb 29, 2012 The Leap Year Cocktail This cocktail was created by Harry Cradock, for the Leap Year celebrations at the Savoy Hotel, London, on February 29th, 1928. It has been said to ... Read More Cocktails Jun 2, 2011 Clive’s Classic Lounge a Finalist for World’s Best Hotel Bar Clive’s Classic Lounge in the Chateau Victoria has been honoured enough to be named a finalist in the category of “World’s Best Hotel Bar” & ... Read More
Events / Victoria Dec 10, 2013 ICC Christmas Shaker The Island Chefs Collabrative (ICC) Christmas Shaker went off like fireworks this past Sunday. The event was put on to help fund the regional food ... Read More Cocktails / Victoria Oct 30, 2013 Art of the Cocktail 2013 Words: Colin Hynes Photos: Mitch Thacker The Art of the Cocktail is similar to a cocktail party, only much bigger. Instead of having one host serving ... Read More Cocktails Jul 12, 2012 DIY Summer Cocktail: Tim Siebert’s Patio Party Should I say it? Dare I say it? I'm saying it. Summer has finally arrived in Victoria. Complain as we do about the season's brevity and notorious ... Read More Cocktails Jun 6, 2012 Cocktail Culture at Vancouver’s L’Abattoir The words “craft cocktail” make most Vancouverites think of one particular area – Gastown. While there are obvious exceptions, and ... Read More Cocktails / Spirits Apr 19, 2012 From the Bar Soole: The Old Switcheroo So what's Switchel? Switchel originated in the Caribbean using a base of ginger, molasses, apple cider vinegar, sugar & water. This refreshing drink ... Read More Cocktails Mar 14, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Corpse Reviver Number Blue Created by tongue-in-cheek Bon Vivant Jacob Briars, in Queenstown in 2007. It is a quirky, blue twist on a classic Corpse Reviver #2. Something of a ... Read More Cocktails Mar 8, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Sandy Blonde & Buffalo’s Roam Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka is a rye based vodka made in Poland and flavoured with tincture of buffalo grass. It is traditionally enjoyed chilled or ... Read More Cocktails Feb 29, 2012 The Leap Year Cocktail This cocktail was created by Harry Cradock, for the Leap Year celebrations at the Savoy Hotel, London, on February 29th, 1928. It has been said to ... Read More Cocktails Jun 2, 2011 Clive’s Classic Lounge a Finalist for World’s Best Hotel Bar Clive’s Classic Lounge in the Chateau Victoria has been honoured enough to be named a finalist in the category of “World’s Best Hotel Bar” & ... Read More
Cocktails / Victoria Oct 30, 2013 Art of the Cocktail 2013 Words: Colin Hynes Photos: Mitch Thacker The Art of the Cocktail is similar to a cocktail party, only much bigger. Instead of having one host serving ... Read More Cocktails Jul 12, 2012 DIY Summer Cocktail: Tim Siebert’s Patio Party Should I say it? Dare I say it? I'm saying it. Summer has finally arrived in Victoria. Complain as we do about the season's brevity and notorious ... Read More Cocktails Jun 6, 2012 Cocktail Culture at Vancouver’s L’Abattoir The words “craft cocktail” make most Vancouverites think of one particular area – Gastown. While there are obvious exceptions, and ... Read More Cocktails / Spirits Apr 19, 2012 From the Bar Soole: The Old Switcheroo So what's Switchel? Switchel originated in the Caribbean using a base of ginger, molasses, apple cider vinegar, sugar & water. This refreshing drink ... Read More Cocktails Mar 14, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Corpse Reviver Number Blue Created by tongue-in-cheek Bon Vivant Jacob Briars, in Queenstown in 2007. It is a quirky, blue twist on a classic Corpse Reviver #2. Something of a ... Read More Cocktails Mar 8, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Sandy Blonde & Buffalo’s Roam Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka is a rye based vodka made in Poland and flavoured with tincture of buffalo grass. It is traditionally enjoyed chilled or ... Read More Cocktails Feb 29, 2012 The Leap Year Cocktail This cocktail was created by Harry Cradock, for the Leap Year celebrations at the Savoy Hotel, London, on February 29th, 1928. It has been said to ... Read More Cocktails Jun 2, 2011 Clive’s Classic Lounge a Finalist for World’s Best Hotel Bar Clive’s Classic Lounge in the Chateau Victoria has been honoured enough to be named a finalist in the category of “World’s Best Hotel Bar” & ... Read More
Cocktails Jul 12, 2012 DIY Summer Cocktail: Tim Siebert’s Patio Party Should I say it? Dare I say it? I'm saying it. Summer has finally arrived in Victoria. Complain as we do about the season's brevity and notorious ... Read More Cocktails Jun 6, 2012 Cocktail Culture at Vancouver’s L’Abattoir The words “craft cocktail” make most Vancouverites think of one particular area – Gastown. While there are obvious exceptions, and ... Read More Cocktails / Spirits Apr 19, 2012 From the Bar Soole: The Old Switcheroo So what's Switchel? Switchel originated in the Caribbean using a base of ginger, molasses, apple cider vinegar, sugar & water. This refreshing drink ... Read More Cocktails Mar 14, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Corpse Reviver Number Blue Created by tongue-in-cheek Bon Vivant Jacob Briars, in Queenstown in 2007. It is a quirky, blue twist on a classic Corpse Reviver #2. Something of a ... Read More Cocktails Mar 8, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Sandy Blonde & Buffalo’s Roam Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka is a rye based vodka made in Poland and flavoured with tincture of buffalo grass. It is traditionally enjoyed chilled or ... Read More Cocktails Feb 29, 2012 The Leap Year Cocktail This cocktail was created by Harry Cradock, for the Leap Year celebrations at the Savoy Hotel, London, on February 29th, 1928. It has been said to ... Read More Cocktails Jun 2, 2011 Clive’s Classic Lounge a Finalist for World’s Best Hotel Bar Clive’s Classic Lounge in the Chateau Victoria has been honoured enough to be named a finalist in the category of “World’s Best Hotel Bar” & ... Read More
Cocktails Jun 6, 2012 Cocktail Culture at Vancouver’s L’Abattoir The words “craft cocktail” make most Vancouverites think of one particular area – Gastown. While there are obvious exceptions, and ... Read More Cocktails / Spirits Apr 19, 2012 From the Bar Soole: The Old Switcheroo So what's Switchel? Switchel originated in the Caribbean using a base of ginger, molasses, apple cider vinegar, sugar & water. This refreshing drink ... Read More Cocktails Mar 14, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Corpse Reviver Number Blue Created by tongue-in-cheek Bon Vivant Jacob Briars, in Queenstown in 2007. It is a quirky, blue twist on a classic Corpse Reviver #2. Something of a ... Read More Cocktails Mar 8, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Sandy Blonde & Buffalo’s Roam Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka is a rye based vodka made in Poland and flavoured with tincture of buffalo grass. It is traditionally enjoyed chilled or ... Read More Cocktails Feb 29, 2012 The Leap Year Cocktail This cocktail was created by Harry Cradock, for the Leap Year celebrations at the Savoy Hotel, London, on February 29th, 1928. It has been said to ... Read More Cocktails Jun 2, 2011 Clive’s Classic Lounge a Finalist for World’s Best Hotel Bar Clive’s Classic Lounge in the Chateau Victoria has been honoured enough to be named a finalist in the category of “World’s Best Hotel Bar” & ... Read More
Cocktails / Spirits Apr 19, 2012 From the Bar Soole: The Old Switcheroo So what's Switchel? Switchel originated in the Caribbean using a base of ginger, molasses, apple cider vinegar, sugar & water. This refreshing drink ... Read More Cocktails Mar 14, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Corpse Reviver Number Blue Created by tongue-in-cheek Bon Vivant Jacob Briars, in Queenstown in 2007. It is a quirky, blue twist on a classic Corpse Reviver #2. Something of a ... Read More Cocktails Mar 8, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Sandy Blonde & Buffalo’s Roam Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka is a rye based vodka made in Poland and flavoured with tincture of buffalo grass. It is traditionally enjoyed chilled or ... Read More Cocktails Feb 29, 2012 The Leap Year Cocktail This cocktail was created by Harry Cradock, for the Leap Year celebrations at the Savoy Hotel, London, on February 29th, 1928. It has been said to ... Read More Cocktails Jun 2, 2011 Clive’s Classic Lounge a Finalist for World’s Best Hotel Bar Clive’s Classic Lounge in the Chateau Victoria has been honoured enough to be named a finalist in the category of “World’s Best Hotel Bar” & ... Read More
Cocktails Mar 14, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Corpse Reviver Number Blue Created by tongue-in-cheek Bon Vivant Jacob Briars, in Queenstown in 2007. It is a quirky, blue twist on a classic Corpse Reviver #2. Something of a ... Read More Cocktails Mar 8, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Sandy Blonde & Buffalo’s Roam Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka is a rye based vodka made in Poland and flavoured with tincture of buffalo grass. It is traditionally enjoyed chilled or ... Read More Cocktails Feb 29, 2012 The Leap Year Cocktail This cocktail was created by Harry Cradock, for the Leap Year celebrations at the Savoy Hotel, London, on February 29th, 1928. It has been said to ... Read More Cocktails Jun 2, 2011 Clive’s Classic Lounge a Finalist for World’s Best Hotel Bar Clive’s Classic Lounge in the Chateau Victoria has been honoured enough to be named a finalist in the category of “World’s Best Hotel Bar” & ... Read More
Cocktails Mar 8, 2012 From the Bar Soole: Sandy Blonde & Buffalo’s Roam Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka is a rye based vodka made in Poland and flavoured with tincture of buffalo grass. It is traditionally enjoyed chilled or ... Read More Cocktails Feb 29, 2012 The Leap Year Cocktail This cocktail was created by Harry Cradock, for the Leap Year celebrations at the Savoy Hotel, London, on February 29th, 1928. It has been said to ... Read More Cocktails Jun 2, 2011 Clive’s Classic Lounge a Finalist for World’s Best Hotel Bar Clive’s Classic Lounge in the Chateau Victoria has been honoured enough to be named a finalist in the category of “World’s Best Hotel Bar” & ... Read More
Cocktails Feb 29, 2012 The Leap Year Cocktail This cocktail was created by Harry Cradock, for the Leap Year celebrations at the Savoy Hotel, London, on February 29th, 1928. It has been said to ... Read More Cocktails Jun 2, 2011 Clive’s Classic Lounge a Finalist for World’s Best Hotel Bar Clive’s Classic Lounge in the Chateau Victoria has been honoured enough to be named a finalist in the category of “World’s Best Hotel Bar” & ... Read More
Cocktails Jun 2, 2011 Clive’s Classic Lounge a Finalist for World’s Best Hotel Bar Clive’s Classic Lounge in the Chateau Victoria has been honoured enough to be named a finalist in the category of “World’s Best Hotel Bar” & ... Read More
