LCBO Food & Drink Spring 2025

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Hot Weather Flavours Tropical fruit and the spices of South Asian and Southeast Asian food—from mango and passionfruit to coriander and lemongrass—are pouring into this season’s trendiest liqueurs, gins and ready-mixed drinks. And who knows whether this scorching trend is winging in on a Hot Ones influence or taking its cues generally from spicy cuisine, but red hot chili notes are catching fire in everything from canned cocktails to tequila this season.

FRUIT, SPICE, EVERYTHING NICE Georgian Bay Chili Mango Tequila Smash LCBO 42298, 473 mL, $3.25

Spicy chili heat meets juicy, cooling mango in a canned tequila cocktail that hits all the trending hot buttons for the season.

Fiero Serrano Tequila LCBO 43379, $49.95

This tequila-based spirit has chili-pepper heat blended right in, which is handy for making Spicy Margaritas in a jiffy.

Marie Brizard Passion Star LCBO 42686, 700 mL, $24.95

Passionfruit stars in the Porn Star Martini and other hot cocktails, but this liqueur is also juicy enough to sip solo, over ice. Civil Pours Jalapeño Margarita LCBO 42847, 750 mL, $34.95 The iconic spicy Marg at award-winning Toronto bar Civil Liberties is now avail able for bar-quality sipping at home.

Mariachi El Mango Tequila Cream Liqueur

LCBO 44228, 700 mL, $29.95, coming in June Enjoy the explosion of mango flavour in this tequila-based cream liqueur: it’s a great sipper when shaken with, or poured over, ice

INDIAN GIN IS IN Gin and tonic cocktails were originally a made-in-India malarial remedy (tonic water contains quinine, a natural treatment), so Indian gin is a natural fit. Try Jaisalmer Indian Craft Gin (LCBO 22456, $59.95) with lemongrass and Darjeeling green tea notes; or Stranger & Sons Gin from Goa (LCBO 42698, $54.95), with coriander, mace and cassia-bark accents.

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