LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2017

DRINK GIFTS

WINNING SPIRITS BY JAMES CHATTO • PHOTOGRAPHY BY VINCE NOGUCHI A SURE-BET ROUNDUP OF AWARD-WINNING SPIRITS THAT MAKE PERFECT GIFTS—AND WITH SO MANY SPECIAL OCCASIONS THIS TIME OF YEAR, LET THIS BE YOUR GO-TO GIFT GUIDE.

It was Winston Churchill who declared, “I am easily satisfied with the very best.” We agree, and so we’d like to draw your attention to a dozen recent champions from the most prestigious spirits competitions in the world. Winning a top award is great for the brand, of course, but perhaps the real value of these competitions is to introduce us to new products of true excellence that we may not have tried—and to remind us of old friends we might wish to revis- it. And if you’re giving a bottle as a gift, that shiny medal and world title add an extra lustre.

FOOD & DRI NK EARLY SUMMER