LCBO Food & Drink Spring 2023

BY CHARLENE ROOKE PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROB FIOCCA

FORECAST Separating directional, long-term influences from flash-in-the-pan fads is the business of trendspotters and influencers—especially in the social-media age, when a cocktail or flavour craze can flare up and die out in days (or just hours!) online. We sifted through dozens of innovative

TROPICAL Island-inspired drinks are even easier to make using flavour-packed base spirits—or skip the stirring and shaking altogether and open a ready-mixed cocktail.

products, fresh flavour profiles and bar-inspired home mixology equipment and techniques to come up with trends with lasting impact to try now, or tuck away for later—plus some fun fads to experiment with this spring!

› Coppa Cocktails Strawberry Daiquiri LCBO 31554, $24.95 › Langs Pineapple Rum LCBO 30324, 700 mL, $39.95 › Twin Fin Coconut & Lychee Rum LCBO 30591, 700 mL, $42.95

FOOD STYLING BY CHRISTOPHER ST. ONGE; PROP STYLING BY CATHERINE MACFADYEN

SPRING DRINKS