LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2021

INSIDE SCOOP

Fun with small bottles Small bottles make great little gifts over the holiday season, especially when you present them in an imaginative way. They can also add a delightful and original touch to your entertaining décor. 8 things

By Genevieve Wiseman Photography by James tse

A cocktail Advent-ure A hanging shoe organizer becomes any cocktail lover’s inspirational “Advent calendar.” Use some of the pockets for bar tools and fill the others with small bottles such as St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur (LCBO 515205, 200 mL, $14.95) and Reif Estate Vidal Icewine VQA (LCBO 544791, 200 mL, $24.95) to fire the mixological imagination.

Bar in a jar Some brands offer festive sampler sets of miniatures (a great way to explore different iterations of Jack Daniel’s, for example). Put four or five different bottles in a suitably embellished glass jar and present them to the spirit lover on your gift list.

Sippable place setting Cut out a Christmas tree from a piece of felt to decorate each guest’s dinner plate. Cut two slits near the top and tuck in an elegant little bottle—we chose the Poli Grappa 5 Baby Barrel Experience set, sold in a mixed pack of five (LCBO 22070, 5 pk, $99.95).

26

HOLIDAY 2021 FOOD & DRINK