LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2018

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5 For CRYSTAL CLEAR ICE PEAK CLEAR ICE MOLD crateandbarrel.com, $49.95 A flawless ice cube for the cocktail and spirit enthusiast True cocktail lovers understand the importance of flawless ice. This clever mould produces one extra-large, perfectly clear ice cube, using an insulated sleeve that makes the ice form from the top down, banishing any bubbles or impurities to the base of the mould. You’ll never be satisfied with regular ice again!

BLACK FOREST CUVÉE NOIR LCBO 538975, $9.95 Warm-Weather RED Red wine lovers need not feel forgotten this summer German reds have always been rarities in Ontario but this modern blend from Baden, the country’s southernmost wine region, has a place on your patio. Fruit-forward and uncomplicated, it offers blackberry and mulberry flavours and benefits from a slight chilling in an ice bucket to keep everything fresh. Great with charcuterie!

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ALAMOS MALBEC LCBO 295139, $15.95 Mendoza’s renowned winemaking Catena family has owned these vineyards for more than a century and they know how to conjure flavours of cherry, blackberry and a hint of green pepper from their grapes. This is an elegant, well-balanced Malbec to match with meat rubbed with herbs, not smothered in sticky barbecue sauce. Malbec for THE BARBECUE Grilled steak or chicken? Argentina provides the wine you need

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PEAK CLEAR ICE MOLD PHOTO BY VINCE NOGUCHI

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