Did you catch the premiere of The Grand Encounter: Behind the Bar yesterday?
Created in collaboration with leading bartenders across the globe, this latest video series from Grand Marnier follows Carina Soto Velasquez as she explores the process of blending together unlikely elements and creating something exceptional with the world’s leading bartenders. The premier episode that aired yesterday featured Canada’s own Hugo Togni of Bar Pompette.
Watch the full episode and learn how to make the Margarita Suzette, a twist on the classic crêpe Suzette.
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Crafted with fresh, wild botanicals, the newly designed bottle of Glendalough Wild Botanical Gin looks like it has been picked straight from the forest floor.
From the foot of the bottle, the botanicals are beautifully embossed reflecting ingredients such as sorrel, elderflower and fir, hand-picked daily by Ireland’s only full-time Distillery Forager, Geraldine Kavanagh. Amongst the bottle’s embossed botanicals are reverent nods to Glendalough’s ancient past, further evoking the profound sense of place of Glendalough.
You will find ingredients from all four Irish seasons, never taking too much from one place, always carefully captured in each bottle from Glendalough Distillery. Give it a try or mix it in your next cocktail 🍸
This Passionfruit Margarita might have been the unofficial winner of the People's Choice Awards at the #VCW2023 Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala 🙌🏻 Not that we had the competition going this year but the line-up at this cocktail station was never-ending.
Passionfruit Margarita:
Don Julio Blanco tequila
Passionfruit
Lime
Tajín
More tasty creations are coming to #VancouverCocktailWeek in 2024, happening across the city from March 3–10 🗓
#VancouverCocktailWeek Gala Fords Gin
This year, Fords Gin brought a true classic and the city's namesake cocktail to #VancouverCocktailWeek's Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala.
Fords Gin
Dry vermouth
Bénédictine
Scrappy's Bitters Orange Bitters
Lemon twist
Curious to know what theme we’ll pick for next year’s #VCW gala? Stay tuned for more news in the fall, Vancouver; we’ll be back on March 3–10, 2024 🍸
📸 Livingroom.creative
Vancouver Cocktail Week x World Class Canada
Are you ready to be a part of history, Vancouver?
This year, Vancouver Cocktail Week has partnered with World Class to host the final speed round of the 2023 Canadian Bartender of the Year competition during the marquee event of #VCW2023—Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala. For the first time, this typically private event that gathers national finalists from across the country—as well as previous national and global winners with international guest judges—will be open to the public, a fitting celebration of Canada’s 10th anniversary in the Diageo Bar Academy World Class program! Cheer on the finalists while enjoying cocktails from 40+ premium brands presented by the global ambassadors and international bar stars before witnessing the announcement of the World Class Canada Bartender of the Year 2023!
The Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala is taking place at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver on Saturday, March 11. Tickets are available through our website 🎟
Vancouver Cocktail Week x World Class Canada
Are you ready to be a part of history, Vancouver?
This year, Vancouver Cocktail Week has partnered with World Class to host the final speed round of the 2023 Canadian Bartender of the Year competition during the marquee event of #VCW2023—Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala. For the first time, this typically private event that gathers national finalists from across the country—as well as previous national and global winners with international guest judges—will be open to the public, a fitting celebration of Canada’s 10th anniversary in the Diageo Bar Academy World Class program! Cheer on the finalists while enjoying cocktails from 40+ premium brands presented by the global ambassadors and international bar stars before witnessing the announcement of the World Class Canada Bartender of the Year 2023!
The Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala is taking place at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver on Saturday, March 11. Tickets are available through our website 🎟
Vancouver Cocktail Week x World Class Canada
Are you ready to be a part of history, Vancouver?
This year, Vancouver Cocktail Week has partnered with World Class to host the final speed round of the 2023 Canadian Bartender of the Year competition during the marquee event of #VCW2023—Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala. For the first time, this typically private event that gathers national finalists from across the country—as well as previous national and global winners with international guest judges—will be open to the public, a fitting celebration of Canada’s 10th anniversary in the Diageo Bar Academy World Class program! Cheer on the finalists while enjoying cocktails from 40+ premium brands presented by the global ambassadors and international bar stars before witnessing the announcement of the World Class Canada Bartender of the Year 2023!
The Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala is taking place at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver on Saturday, March 11. Tickets are available through our website 🎟
Vancouver Cocktail Week x World Class Canada
Are you ready to be a part of history, Vancouver?
This year, Vancouver Cocktail Week has partnered with World Class to host the final speed round of the 2023 Canadian Bartender of the Year competition during the marquee event of #VCW2023—Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala. For the first time, this typically private event that gathers national finalists from across the country—as well as previous national and global winners with international guest judges—will be open to the public, a fitting celebration of Canada’s 10th anniversary in the Diageo Bar Academy World Class program! Cheer on the finalists while enjoying cocktails from 40+ premium brands presented by the global ambassadors and international bar stars before witnessing the announcement of the World Class Canada Bartender of the Year 2023!
The Golden Era Cocktail Revival Gala is taking place at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver on Saturday, March 11. Tickets are available through our website 🎟
Happy Diwali 🪔 In honour of the festival of lights that runs throughout the week, Lilly Singh collaborated with Johnnie Walker to share a perfect cocktail recipe, influenced by traditional ingredients and festive drinks—Mango Chutney Sour.
Ingredients:
• 1.5 oz Johnnie Walker Blue Label
• 1 oz. Lemon Juice
• 1 oz Mango Ginger Mix
• Garnish: Candied Ginger
Method:
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake thoroughly. Strain into rocks glass full of ice. Garnish with candied ginger.
Cheers to the return of Negroni Week 🥃
Running from September 12-18 this year, Negroni Week is celebrating its 10th year anniversary, with fundraising proceeds going to new, global charity partner, Slow Food. Like Negroni and Campari, Slow Food has strong Italian roots, and $1.00 from every bottle of Campari purchased will be donated to the Slow Food Negroni Week Fund.
As per good old tradition, Campari has also asked bartenders worldwide to create the "Bartender Handshake" Negroni variations to celebrate the global bar community. Where are you grabbing the world’s best-selling cocktail and its variations this week?
Learn more about #NegroniWeek and see the list of all participating bars at negroniweek.com
Prepare to party like it’s 1999, only with better cocktails!
You're invited to the marquee event of the inaugural #VancouverCocktailWeek—Fun City Gala on March 10. The event marks the reopening of the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver historic venue—The Roof—and will feature GirlOnWax, Karla Sax, Gustavo Ferman Inc., Latin Funk Dance along with local bar stars, global brand ambassadors and drinks representing each era in Vancouver’s cocktail-culture past and present.
Grab your tickets at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fun-city-gala-tickets-204073046977
Event sponsors:
Don Julio Tequila Johnnie Walker Bacardi Canada Patrón Tequila Campari Canada Grand Marnier Plantation Rum Rémy Cointreau Stoli Vodka Jura Whisky Villa One BEARFACE Whisky Fords Gin TS Global Elephant Gin Lyre's Spirit Co Bittered Sling Statera Academy Ltd. Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Destination Vancouver
Have you heard the news? 💥
The menus for the #VancouverCocktailWeek events are up on our website. See the cocktail paired menus prepared by Gotham Steakhouse, Straight & Marrow, Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar, Giovane Bacaro, Hy's Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar, Tableau Bar Bistro and H Tasting Lounge at https://www.thealchemistmagazine.ca/events/
P.S. With a limited number of seats available, reserve yours now.
Become a part of history, and have fun while you do it 🍸🥃🍹🧉
#VancouverCocktailWeek is looking for bartenders to pour cocktails at the Fun City Gala on Thursday, March 10, from 6:30-11 pm.
The event marks the reopening of the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver historic venue, The Roof, as well as the finale to the city's first-ever cocktail week. This is a paid position, and bartenders will also be able to enjoy the food, live music and ambience of the gala. You must have Serving It Right certification and be vaccinated to be considered.
Please email Gail Nugent at [email protected], if you are interested.
Wrapping a cocktail tour of Whistler with some mountainside cocktails at the Braidwood Tavern 🍹
Braidwood Tavern is a welcoming space for friends to gather around good food and drink, share tales of adventures (the real ones and the exaggerated ones) and embrace the laid back vibe of Go Whistler. They mastered the après-ski cocktail, with playful drinks created, stirred and shaken by the stellar bar team.
Captured on video is a smoky Rye and Raisin cocktail, made with Raisin infused Bulleit Rye, Calvados, Averna, Yellow Chartreuse, ginger bitters, served with lemongrass smoke in the specialty glassware using the Flavor Blaster gun.
📣BREAKING NEWS 📣
We are thrilled to share that Canada's own James Grant was just crowned the World Class Global Bartender of the Year 2021!
Our sincere congratulations to James, who started competing for the title on the national level five years ago. This year he scored both, Canadian and Global crowns, marking the second time Canada brings Diageo Bar Academy trophy home 🥳
Get ready for the final round of the world's biggest and most respected bartender competition from World Class!
As we prepare to cheer for James Grant who will represent Canada on the global stage virtually, we'd like to share the schedule reveal so you can support him too 🙌
Cheers to 2021! We hope everyone has a happy and healthy new year. 🎉 Thank you to all the people who support The Alchemist, and an extra special thank you to the people who make it happen: our core magazine team of Gail Nugent, Joanne Sasvari, Tara Rafiq, Kelsey Klassen, and Kristina Mameli. And our intrepid contributors: Charlene Rooke, Michael White, Gail Johnson, and Matthew Benevoli.
Here’s to another year of amazing industry stories and creations! 🍸
To thank their fans and supporters, Goodridge&Williams is giving away FIVE $1000 donations to deserving local charities – and YOU get to choose which charities that might be! 🎅 Check out their video for how to enter! The five winning charities will be chosen December 17th. ⛄️ Happy holidays! 🎄
