LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2022

NO MATTER THE OCCASION

A Global Feast

Kwanzaa celebrates the concept of community with gatherings centred around feasting, music, storytelling and family for those with African and Caribbean ancestry and their guests.

LOLA ADEYEMI Founder and CEO of It’s Souper Afro-Fusion Gourmet Soup and Sauce

Chairman’s Reserve Finest Saint Lucia Original Rum LCBO 519132, $45.25 Caribbean rums are popular, especially for holiday events. With flavours of plump raisins and spice, this selection would be right at home in a warm cocktail like a Rum Hot Toddy. jollof rice, peppered meat and zobo, a hibiscus-based drink. She recommends bringing a Caribbean- or African-made drink for your Kwanzaa host. Crafted from African amarula fruit, this creamy liqueur tastes of toffee, fruit and vanilla: sip on the rocks or pour into coffee. Carib Lager LCBO 328419, 6 pk, $13.90 This lager from Trinidad and Tobago is a quintessential Caribbean refresher that pairs well with spicy dishes. As a Nigerian-Canadian, “I understand the importance of celebrating Kwanzaa,” says Adeyemi, who savours dishes from home such as Amarula Cream LCBO 342246, $29.60

TOP-TIER TIPPLES Please a collector with a premium selection they’ll be proud to own and to enjoy. Depending on their interests, one of these coveted choices is sure to be an appreciated gift.

FOR THE CIGAR LOVER Monnet VSOP Cognac LCBO 27777, 700 mL, $72.95 This award-winner, from a house established in 1838, showcases notes of dried fruit, vanilla and walnut.

FOR THE SUNSEEKER Casa Dragones Añejo Tequila LCBO 26349, $314.95 Premium tequila, made from 100 per cent blue agave, spends at least a year in oak to become a smooth, spicy añejo.

FOR THE MARTINI LOVER Ren Ultra Premium Vodka

LCBO 19592, $51.95 This made-in-Ontario vodka, with delicate citrus and sweet corn flavours, comes in a sleek, gift-ready bottle.

ILLUSTRATION BY DAVID SPARSHOTT

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