LCBO Food & Drink Spring 2025

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Pretty in Pink

There’s something about a pink drink, whether it’s a barely blushing rosé wine, a rosy cocktail or a cider the colour of a glowing sunset. Pink- and coral-coloured drinks just somehow seem to announce the arrival of warmer weather and longer days. Bonus: they make a Pride-friendly statement, too, as the pink triangle is a symbol that was long-ago reclaimed by the 2SLGBTQI+ movement.

ROSE-COLOURED GLASSES Chum Churum Saero Apricot

LCBO 42866, 375 mL, $11.15 Made of crisp Korean soju spirit, flavoured with apricot without any added sugar, this delicately rosy drink is just 12 per cent alcohol by volume.

The Foreign Affair Amarosé VQA VINTAGES 388702, $19.95

An Appassimento-style wine uses sun-dried grapes, and this Ontario rosé borrows the Italian technique for gorgeous watermelon, berry and tropi cal notes. Stock & Row Cold Tea Raspberry Flavoured Cider LCBO 23553, 355 mL, $3.45 Ontario apple cider infused with black raspberry tea makes a tasty brew, and even the can is a gorgeous ombré pink. No Boats on Sunday, Niagara Cider, Thornbury and Tempt No. 9 also make ciders in shades of pink.

COLOUR YOUR DRINKS WORLD Serve rainbow-iced or dramatic monochromatic clear hard sodas or seltzers by freezing colourful energy drinks, Kool-Aid and fruit juice, into cubes. Choose one ice colour or a spectrum!

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