LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2022

CORN BRUSCHETTA WITH ROASTED PEPPERS & PICKLED CHILIES P. 171

Field Notes

Grimsby’s Forty Creek is beloved for whiskies with rich, smooth character. To create the world’s first botanical whisky (think: the love child of gin and whisky), the distiller used wild sourced botanicals to layer cut-grass, evergreen and alpine meadow floral notes on a crisp, golden whisky. Mixed with bright tonic, the refreshing botanical notes of The Forager Botanical Whisky (LCBO 13915, $31.95) are echoed in the rosemary that’s minced into these savoury bites, and that garnishes this simple, elegant highball.

CORN BRED

American Bourbon is the world’s best-known corn-forward whisky, and Georgian Bay Canadian Whisky (LCBO 13909, $34.95) from Collingwood might just remind you of that style. Made from corn and rye whiskies that were distilled separately then blended, it has toasty cornbread notes that harmonize with this spicy corn-bruschetta topping. The pickled and charred hot peppers provide a delightfully bright balance to the warm vanilla, caramel and charred-oak notes in the whisky.

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