There’s a chill in the air and that can only mean one thing: it’s time for warming cocktails! As we head into the dark, cold days of fall and winter we crave brown spirits, spicy flavours and hot, boozy drinks. In this issue of The Alchemist, we’ve got you covered.
Charlene Rooke offers a guide to made-in-B.C. bitters, the bartenders’ salt and pepper, while our tasting panel samples the province’s vermouths, aperitifs and amaros. In Home Bar, Justin Taylor transforms autumn’s sweet pears into flavourful cocktails and offers a Last Word on the special
coffee. Want to get out of town? Us, too. Tim Pawsey explores what it’s like to run a distillery far from the big city. And we hop over to Vancouver Island to see what’s new in Victoria’s cocktail scene.
You will also find our complete guide to B.C.’s distilleries and enough cocktail recipes to keep you warm and cosy until spring. Still thirsty? There’s lots more to sip and savour over at thealchemistmagazine.ca
