LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2022

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Stocking Stuffers for the Home Bartender Affordable gifts for the mixologist on your list. BY JESSICA HURAS 4 THINGS

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Every wine drinker should have the two-step Rabbit Zippity Waiter’s Corkscrew ($16, cocktailemporium.com )

with a retractable foil cutter and a nonstick spiral.

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1. MINI LIBRARY Mixologists of all skill levels will love this concise collection of cocktail recipe books. Each title focuses on a different base ingredient and all feature blank pages at the end for making your own notes and recording ideas. The Mini Bar: 100 Essential Cocktail Recipes, $27, indigo.ca 2. POPMUSIC Take the stress out of opening bubbly with this Champagne cork popper. A small twist releases the cork and keeps it in control, capturing it in a built-in catcher for easy disposal. Final Touch Cork Popper, $20, thecraftybartender.com 3. PIN UP These gilded cocktail pins keep garnishes from floating around drinks, while adding an elegant flourish to the glass. Stored upright in a shot glass, the stylish picks will also dress up a bar cart. Gold Art Deco Cocktail Pins, $26.99/4, cocktailemporium.com 4. YUMMYGUMMIES From white wine to Pina Colada to Gin & Tonic, Squish’s extensive line of shapely drink-flavoured gummies has a candy to match almost everyone’s favourite tipple. Bonus: There are plenty of vegan options. Squish Cocktail Gummies, $6.99/125 g, squishcandies.ca.

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