LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2018

10 SPIRITS IN GOOD SPIRITS

FUN FOR THE SEASON

FINISHING TOUCHES GLENMORANGIE THE PIONEERING COLLECTION LCBO 428474, 4 x 100 mL, $60.10

For the whisky lover, here’s a chance to taste how finishing a Scotch in dif- ferent kinds of wooden casks makes a world of di erence. Glenmorangie pioneered the idea and o ers its Original Ten Years Old plus samples from a sherry cask (rich, nutty and spicy), a port cask (smooth with sweet and dry notes) and a Sauternes barrique (silky texture, lemon and honey).

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GOOD FOR A GIFT

TRUE BLUE

EMPRESS

GIN

LCBO 557470, $49.95 Butterfly pea blossom among this B.C. craft gin’s botanicals gives a deep indigo colour that turns pink when you add citrus or tonic. But there’s more than that to make it stand out on your bar. Spicy and robust with ginger and

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cinnamon nudging the juniper, this gin makes a dazzling G&T.

LIQUEUR SOPHISTICATION GRAND MARNIER LOUIS ALEXANDRE LCBO 525261, $79.95 Louis-Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle invented Grand Marnier in 1880, combining the mature Cognacs his family produced with the essence of bitter but highly aromatic green Haitian oranges, then barrel-ageing the result. The cuvée named after Louis-Alexandre uses older Cognacs than the regular Cordon Rouge and is a touch more dry, though still velvety, intense, smooth and delectable.

GREAT FOR THE BAR

FOOD & DRI NK HOLIDAY