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A Taste Of Spain – Sherry

If you are a Millennial or Gen Z looking for a new experience in wine, you may be surprised to hear one of the most interesting and versatile types of wine is Sherry. In North America, sherry is...

A Taste of Spain – Food & Culture

Spain is one of the most beautiful and diverse countries in the world. It is the fourth-largest European country and the second-most mountainous country after Switzerland. It has numerous offshore...

A Taste of Spain – Wine Tour

Ah, those grey, rainy, late winter days here on the West Coast! Are you thinking of Spain, and its sunny and warm climate... but getting there isn't in the budget? No worries, we may not be able to...

Non-Alcoholic Trends

Why Non-Alcohol? In a very short period, the non-alcohol landscape has changed dramatically, one part driven by age and the other by culture.  Older drinkers such as Baby Boomers or Gen X have...

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Latest Recipes

Classic Bellini

Classic Bellini Summer is truly here when fresh local fruit appears for sale. With fresh peaches comes the opportunity to enjoy a perfect patio sipper, the Peach Bellini. The classic Bellini is...

Scotch Fruit Cocktail

Scotch Fruit Cocktail Enjoying a drink outside is a given as we move into long summer days. If you want an alternative to beer or white wine, try this flavourful cocktail based on blended scotch...

Rose Wine Lemonade Cocktail

Rose Wine Lemonade Cocktail This simple, delicious low ABV cocktail is all the rage with Mellenials and Gen Z. Mix equal parts lemonade and Rose wine in a cocktail glass filled with ice, add...

Flor de Jerez

Flor de Jerez This little gem mixes the sweet and the tart showcasing the rich flavour of Amontillado sherry and all of the joy sherry can add to the cocktail world. This recipie is from Death and...

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Hot White Russian

"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food & warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand & for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home." --Edith Sitwell Hot White Russian It's February on Vancouver Island, which means we are getting closer to our...

Hot Buttered Rum Mix

Hot Buttered Rum Mix

  Hot Buttered Rum Mix This warming, tasty treat is a staple when cold rain or snow starts to fall. Simple to make, easy to store or give as gifts. Add Rum, spiced or not. In my house, my 91-year-old roommate likes it without liquor (sometimes), and it works well...

Ginger Citrus Pomegranate Mocktail

Ginger Citrus Pomegranate Mocktail

  Ginger Citrus Pomegranate Mocktail Here's a tasty non-alcoholic option to make sure everyone can join the party. Ginger beer can be found found in many grocery stores. The ginger, citrus and pomegranate combo is a fun, festive combo. This recipe could be...

Japanese Whisky Sour

Japanese Whisky Sour

  Japanese Whisky Sour Sours belong to one of the old families of original cocktails and are described by Jerry Thomas in his 1862 book How to Mix Drinks. Sours are mixed drinks containing a base liquor, lemon or lime juice, and a sweetener (triple sec, simple...

Japanese Whisky Ginger Highball

Japanese Whisky Ginger Highball

  Japanese Whisky Ginger Cocktail What is a highball cocktail? Well usually, it refers to a drink made in a tall glass, filled with ice and topped with soda / fizzy water. Its is meant to lengthen the beverage and lighten the liquor. This version from...

Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

  Tequila Sunrise Although born in Tijuana, Mexico, in the (or in Arizona, depending on the story you hear) 1930s, the Tequila Sunrise first gained popularity in a bar called the Trident in Sausalito, California, in the 1970s. There are epic stories of the...

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Hot White Russian

"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food & warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand & for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home." --Edith Sitwell Hot White Russian It's February on Vancouver Island, which means we are getting closer to our...

Hot Buttered Rum Mix

Hot Buttered Rum Mix

  Hot Buttered Rum Mix This warming, tasty treat is a staple when cold rain or snow starts to fall. Simple to make, easy to store or give as gifts. Add Rum, spiced or not. In my house, my 91-year-old roommate likes it without liquor (sometimes), and it works well...

Ginger Citrus Pomegranate Mocktail

Ginger Citrus Pomegranate Mocktail

  Ginger Citrus Pomegranate Mocktail Here's a tasty non-alcoholic option to make sure everyone can join the party. Ginger beer can be found found in many grocery stores. The ginger, citrus and pomegranate combo is a fun, festive combo. This recipe could be...

Japanese Whisky Sour

Japanese Whisky Sour

  Japanese Whisky Sour Sours belong to one of the old families of original cocktails and are described by Jerry Thomas in his 1862 book How to Mix Drinks. Sours are mixed drinks containing a base liquor, lemon or lime juice, and a sweetener (triple sec, simple...

Japanese Whisky Ginger Highball

Japanese Whisky Ginger Highball

  Japanese Whisky Ginger Cocktail What is a highball cocktail? Well usually, it refers to a drink made in a tall glass, filled with ice and topped with soda / fizzy water. Its is meant to lengthen the beverage and lighten the liquor. This version from...

Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

  Tequila Sunrise Although born in Tijuana, Mexico, in the (or in Arizona, depending on the story you hear) 1930s, the Tequila Sunrise first gained popularity in a bar called the Trident in Sausalito, California, in the 1970s. There are epic stories of the...