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Last year we asked Vancouver’s best bartenders to ‘Surpass Cuffs and Buttons’ and take M.W. Heron’s timeless concoction, now known as Southern Comfort, to the next level. They answered the challenge admirably with dozens of entries resulting in quite possibly the best Southern Comfort cocktails, sours, punches, and smashes EVER. Of course one bartender managed [...]

From rooftop garden to drink shaker, the cocktail culture in Whistler is flourishing, fuelled by a group of local distillers and mixologists creating artisan cocktails inspired by local ingredients. The 2011 Cornucopia Food & Wine Festival brings local masters of mixology to the stage to showcase their creative cocktails paired with delectable canapés as part [...]

Cocktail Creativity Goes Local as the Comox Valley’s Old House Restaurant Hosts Drink Competition Featuring Local Ingredients Do you have some serious skills behind the bar creating memorable cocktails out of unique ingredients? Come put those talents to the test this July in the Comox Valley as the Old House Restaurant hosts the first Local [...]

After just a mere 4 weeks off, the Refinery’s Cocktail Kitchen Series is back. Season Two offers up new spirit and menu pairings, a completely new roster of bartenders from all over the lower Mainland, and better monthly and series prizes than ever before. Brief synopsis on the program: $35 gets each guests 3 cocktails [...]

Sunday, May 16 Howe Sound Boilermaker Challenge Pourhouse 162 Water St., Vancouver (map) 2:00pm – 5:00pm Pourhouse in Gastown proudly presents the Howe Sound Boilermaker Challenge where 8 of the city’s top bartenders will go head to head in a judged competition to choose the best beer and whiskey pairing. Selecting from Howe Sound’s eclectic [...]

Sponsored by Martin Miller’s Gin & Arc’teryx Sunday, February 21 – Doors open at 12:00 pm George Ultra Lounge, 1137 Hamilton Street, Vancouver   Everybody has medal fever this month in Vancouver and the international bartenders visiting George Ultra Lounge are no exception!  George bartender Shaun Layton has invited some of the best cocktail creators [...]

On Tuesday November 3rd, Cointreau (the original stylish French orange liqueur) and Pourhouse (the highly anticipated Gastown restaurant & bar) are launching “The Craft of Cointreau”. This event will feature 10 of Vancouver’s most talented and aspiring Bartenders, all of who have been hand-selected to compete for the Grand Prize, and the opportunity to be [...]