Feeling healthy and wholesome after a dry January? You’re not alone—the “sober curious” trend is only getting bigger, thanks to some surprisingly tasty zero-proof spirits and cocktails. In this issue, Charlene Rooke drinks in all that’s new—and what’s next—for those who are drinking less liquor these days.
And that’s not all that’s new. We’re also introducing two fresh features: Moment of Proof, in which writer Michael White gets the goods from bartender Harry Dosanj on the moment that changed his career, and Last Call, which offers a snapshot of one of our favourite global bars, the Beaufort Bar at London’s Savoy Hotel.
Closer to home, Gail Johnson explores Vancouver’s semi-secret bars within bars, Justin Taylor shows us how to make bitters at home and Charlene Rooke introduces us to B.C.s’ small sorority of female distillers. Plus we turn back time to 2010, the year that changed Vancouver’s cocktail culture forever, and we pour ourselves a stiff Martini (because we can).
