LCBO Food & Drink Spring 2023

DIRTY TEQUILAMARTINI Trends to Watch

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TRINIDAD SOUR

In the ongoing classic-cocktail renaissance, the Dirty Martini made a recent comeback, inspiring other “dirty” drinks , including the Dirty Shirley (a spiked Shirley Temple) and the non-alcoholic Dirty Soda (cola with coconut and lime). An enduring bartender trick is the so-called spirit swap (think: an Old Fashioned with rum instead of whisky), and here blanco or reposado tequila, or even smoky mezcal, bring on-trend agave spirits to meet the Martini trend. Brine and seaweed embrace the craze for all things umami .

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FUN FADS

Unique Packaging Cocktails in sipping pouches have been a recent popular fad. And even Glenlivet created a “capsule collection” of Scotch in edible pods! Try: › Mike’s Hard Frozen Blue Freeze Pouch (LCBO 24394, 296 mL, $3.50) › Palm Bay Frozen Dragonfruit Watermelon Pouch (LCBO 24393, 296 mL, $3.50)

TikTok Drinks Whether it’s fluffy dalgona coffee,

a spiked Hot Chocolate Bomb or so-called lettuce tea, non-alcoholic drinks and cocktails cooked up by TikTok influencers tend to blaze across social media … and die out rather quickly. Goodbye and good riddance, “healthy cola” (balsamic vinegar and flavoured sparkling water) and the like!

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