LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2020

PACKAGE DEALS

Brunch sparkler kit Festively simple cocktails like these come to life with about 2 oz orange juice (for a Mimosa) or peach juice or purée (for a Bellini) fizzed with 3 to 4 oz of sparkling wine. Sveva’s Orangella Liqueur LCBO 364026, $25.30 A 1/4 -oz pour of a complementary liqueur, such as this aromatic potion of tangerine and Sicilian orange peel for Mimosas, makes sparkling-wine cocktails holi- day-special. Customize it Pick up fresh elixirs at your local juicery, or choose Ontario brands like Allen’s Peach Cocktail, Apple Flats Foods Harvest Peach Crabapple Cocktail Mixer (appleflatsfoods.com). Black River Juice’s black currant, pomegranate or cranberry (blackriverjuice.com), makes festive alternatives. Giftables Elegant flutes plus garnish inspi- ration—perhaps cocktail picks for spearing fresh fruit, sprigs of mint or a bag of dried orange wheels or peach slices—com- plete this package.

Mionetto Prestige Prosecco Brut DOC LCBO 483339, $16.95

Sparkling wines labelled brut or categorized as dry are the best foil for fruity juices. Prosecco, the iconic sparkling wine from Italy, has ideally buoyant bubbles.

Sub dry cava, Champagne or Ontario bubbly for the Prosecco

EVEN EASIER  Just add LCBO bottles to ready-made cocktail boxes and bar-equipment sets from Ontario and other Canadian suppliers: find our list at lcbo.com/fdholiday20.

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HOLIDAY 2020 FOOD & DRINK