LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2023

TRENDS

Sips to Savour Sweet, take a back seat. The latest wave of cocktails leans into savoury flavours—think salty, herbaceous, sour and even umami. Embrace the current trend at your next harvest celebration.

BY CHARLENE ROOKE PHOTOGRAPHY BY MAYA VISNYEI

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While the Caesar has long been a signature Canadian drink, recent crazes for Dirty Martinis, bacon fat–washed bourbon cocktails and other innovative mixology have pushed savoury flavours to the top of bar menus. To recreate mouth-wateringly delicious drinks at home, raid your pantry: everything from mushroom and tomato to broth and seaweed helps give these drinks layers of toasted, roasted and umami (the so-called fifth flavour) notes. Some of these cocktails have spicy elements that you can amp up, too, depending on your tolerance for heat. Explore the ingredients, techniques and garnishes that can bring delicious, piquant notes to your next cocktail occasion.

FOOD STYLING BY DAVID GRENIER; PROP STYLING BY CATHERINE DOHERTY

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