LCBO Food & Drink Spring 2021

ACCESSORIZE YOUR ’TAIL

Adorn your can with edible flowers, spicy herbs and quirky accessories.

Grow your own organic edible blooms like pansies, cornflowers, marigolds, roses, lavender and dandelions. Or cultivate a planter of herbs such as mint, basil, thyme, rosemary and sage. Be sure to purchase your seeds from a reputable source. These Ontario-based businesses sell edible flower and herb seeds online: Urban Harvest (uharvest.ca/shop), Terra Edibles (terraedibles.ca), Greta’s Organic Gardens (seeds-organic.com) and William Dam Seeds (damseeds.com). Patterned paper or shiny metallic straws glam up a drink. Rainbow-hued or Art Deco- inspired cocktail picks are perfect for threading olives and fruit. Add a pop of colour and touch of whimsy with paper parasols or tropical swizzle sticks. The Toronto-based Cocktail Emporium (cocktailemporium.com) has a prolific online shop.

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We paired a trio of Toronto-made beers with spirits crafted in Ontario. From a piney IPA with gin to a citrusy saison with sake, these local products go well together. LOCA-CANS

Left Field Brewery Bang Bang Dry Hopped Sour LCBO 10869, 355 mL, $3.95 A dash of simple syrup and lemon juice, plus 1 oz Still’s Whisper Vodka by Kinsip (LCBO 634865, $40.55) deepen the flavours of this sour ale. Adorn with a lemon peel twist.

Blood Brothers Shumei IPA LCBO 17931, 473 mL, $5.00

Godspeed Yuzu Saison with Japanese Citrus LCBO 18826, 355 mL, $3.95 An ounce and a half of citrusy made-in-Toronto Izumi Yuzu-Lime Sake Collins ( VINTAGES 519348, $19.55) harmonizes with the spicy and fruity notes of this beloved saison. If you happen to have a citrus tree, their fragrant leaves make an aromatic garnish.

Combine 1 oz Muskoka Legendary Oddity Gin ( LCBO 634857, $45.50), a gentle squeeze of lemon and 1/2 tsp (2 mL) simple syrup, pour into the beer and stir very gently. Top with a sprig of rosemary to complement the IPA’s complex pine forest and the gin’s botanical flavours.

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SPRING 2021 FOOD & DRINK