LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2024

Gin Is In There’s no better time to enjoy gin than during the warming days of Ontario summer. While classic gin is always in style, globally inspired flavours and new ways to enjoy it are also on this season’s horizon. T h e 1 0 1 o n S u

By CHARLENE ROOKE Photography by JAMES TSE

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What is gin? Gin’s defining flavour, no matter where in the world it’s made, is juniper, a shrub common to Canada’s forests and gardens. Juniper berries give gin its distinctive evergreen whiff, with the most coveted crops found in places like Italy and Hungary. Infusing other botanicals (flavourful plant parts such as nuts, seeds, leaves, roots, flowers and fruits) gives each gin distinct character.

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