LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2020

In good spirits There’s a romance to sipping spirits on their own. Whether you’re a connoisseur or a newbie, read on for our guide to the best spirits—because we’ve got something for everyone.

By Charlene Rooke | PHOTOGRAPHY BY rob fiocca spirit, helps open up aromas and flavours.)     Consider soundtracking your solo spirits explorations to the jazz classic, “Straight, No Chaser.” Ordering a drink straight, in old-school bar terminology, gets you a cocktail—or in this case, a solo spirit pour—that’s been shaken with ice then poured neat into a cocktail glass. There’s no chaser necessary when the spirits are as satisfying as these. Although cocktails are created to showcase certain spirits, there are those bottles that deserve, for their premium qualities or precious value, to be sampled without any mixers, garnishes or additions, beyond perhaps ice or a splash of water. (Room-temperature water, when added to a pure

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AUTUMN 2020 FOOD & DRINK