{"id":31600,"date":"2015-08-18T09:14:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T16:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/?p=31600"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:17:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:17:35","slug":"gin-a-polooza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/gin-a-polooza\/","title":{"rendered":"Gin-A-Polooza"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Vancouver Hosts Canada&#8217;s Premier Citywide Gin Celebration<\/h2>\n<p><strong>From AUG\u00a0\u00a012<sup>th<\/sup>&#8211; 26<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you love gin? YVR hosts the summer edition of Gin-A-Palooza &#8211;\u00a0Canada\u2019s\u00a0first-ever, citywide Gin<em>centric\u00a0<\/em>Celebration!<\/p>\n<p>For two weeks, Vancouverites have the opportunity to navigate the city\u2019s streets visiting participating venues. Please your palates with 30 signature\u00a0<em>gin<\/em>spired cocktails; learn fact from fiction about this classic spirit; and, participate in ongoing digital contests.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gin-A-Palooza-Cocktail-Chartreuse-Milkshake-At-UVA_photo-credit-Issha-Marie-.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31602\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/gin-a-polooza\/gin-a-palooza-cocktail-chartreuse-milkshake-at-uva_photo-credit-issha-marie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodlifevancouver.com\/staging\/2138\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gin-A-Palooza-Cocktail-Chartreuse-Milkshake-At-UVA_photo-credit-Issha-Marie-.jpg?fit=650%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"650,423\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark 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