LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2022

Inside Scoop The latest bits, bites and sips to keep you in the know. BY ERIC VELLEND

Feeling Blue TRENDSPOTTING

try it out in the Blue Lagoon (recipe on p. 157), our modern spin on the Blue Hawaii, a lemony ’80s highball. Curaçao is not the only blue game in town. On the more refined side, Hpnotiq ( LCBO 600981, $35.95 ) is a turquoise tropical liqueur of vodka, fruit juices and a splash of cognac. No need to mix this one: it’s delicious on the rocks.

At bars across North America, blue drinks are making a comeback as mixologists embrace their visual impact and retro appeal. The classic way to tint a drink blue is with McGuinness Blue Curaçao ( LCBO 631200, $19.95 ), an orange-flavoured liqueur that stars in everything from a Blue Hawaii to the Cosmo–like Angelo Azzurro. You can

PHOTOGRAPHS BY MAYA VISNYEI; FOOD STYLING BY LINDSAY GUSCOTT; PROP STYLING BY ANDREA MCCRINDLE

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