LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2021 TRADE

FLAVOURS TO SAVOUR

THE STORY OF VODKA’S NEW FLAVOURS DOESN’T END HERE. KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR TWO FRESH ARRIVALS: 3 KILOS VODKA COCO GOLD (LCBO 18547, $44.95), WHICH IS A COCONUT SPIRIT, AND GREEN TEA-INFUSED GREEN OWL VODKA (LCBO 18550, $33.50).

Pickle Barrel We didn’t know how much the world needed a pickle spirit until we tried Sask Prairie Dill Pickle Vodka ( LCBO 18177, $29.95), a light, restrained vodka with a hint of delicate anise. Given its layers of herbal flavours, this vodka has a distinctly Nordic feel, making it brilliant for both savoury cocktails and culinary applications.

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Cure a fillet of salmon or Arctic char with the usual salt, pepper, sugar and dill recipe, but use Sask Prairie Dill Pickle Vodka instead of the gin or aquavit gen- erally used to make gravlax.

2

The classic shrimp cocktail is back and, with it, seafood sauce, which can be updated with fresh horseradish, tomato sauce, lime juice and a teaspoon of dill pickle vodka.

3

Dial up the brine in your Bloody Caesar with pickle vodka instead of plain. Don’t forget to add extra pickled beans—with Caesars, you might as well go big or, as they say, go home.

PICKLED GIBSON

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