LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2022

No Matter the Occasion GIFTING

When you get an invitation to a holiday gathering, besides “What should I wear,” the top question is: “What should I bring?” A tried-and-true, festive favourite bottle is a good bet, as is gifting something inspired by celebrations and traditions around the world. BY MICHELE SPONAGLE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMES TSE

THAT’S A WRAP The LCBO’s holiday packaging has all the sparkly, fizzy energy of the season. In stores and online at lcbo.com, single- or double bottle paper bags or cylindrical boxes come in festive crimson or evergreen options this year, glittering with tiny bubbles. The sturdy single-bottle tubes, suitable for both wine and spirits, also come in sophisticated black-and white options that don’t nod to the season, and the same chic line-art graces a two-bottle black bag.

FESTIVE POURS

When you put classic holiday flavours front and centre, you can’t go wrong.

Muskoka Brewery Nanaimo Bar Porter LCBO 21565, 750 mL, $15.95 Savour the complexity of a made-in-Ontario porter, highlighting chocolate and coconut flavours, coupled with subtle sweetness.

El Dorado Golden Rum Cream Liquor LCBO 34421, $30.00 Share holiday cheer by serving a smooth sipper made in Guyana, featuring five-year-old rum, cream and spices.

The King’s Ginger Liqueur LCBO 27643, 500 mL, $40.00 The aroma of gingerbread wafts from this Dutch liqueur, with a caramel finish and a whisper of citrus.

Pennsylvania Dutch

Peppermint Bark LCBO 30111, $22.95 Reminiscent of candy canes, try this dessert like liqueur featuring spice notes on the

rocks alongside holiday treats.

FOOD STYLING BY LINDSAY GUSCOTT; PROP STYLING BY GENEVIEVE WISEMAN

FOOD & DRINK HOLIDAY 2022 219