LCBO Food & Drink Spring 2026

Trending Pairings If you’re entertaining this season, or bringing a fun pairing combo to any event, here are some inventive ideas spotted at top bars and restaurants, for serving trending drinks with favourite foods.

ART OF THE MILK POUR

SOJU + SMASHBURGERS Soju is smashing with Korean fried chicken, but wait until you try flavours like Good Day Melon Soju (LCBO 49025, 360 mL, $10.65) or Chum Churum Saero Kiwi (LCBO 49010, 375 mL, $11.05) with juicy smashburgers.

CHAMPAGNE + FRIES Toasty, crispy-fried potatoes meet crisp, toasty Champagne: Veuve Clicquot Brut Cooler (LCBO 48177, $113.95) comes in a stylish insulated tin and is an ideal complement to frites .

Some Czech bars have unique side-taps that produce the trending mlíko or milk pour, which is more suds than brew. Try it at home with Czech beer: tilt a tall, narrow glass to 45 degrees, pour a generous foam layer, then straighten the glass and pour down the middle. Czechvar Premium Lager LCBO 148007, 500 mL, $3.20 Pilsner Urquell LCBO 255380, 500 mL, $3.55 Kozel Beer LCBO 614909, 500 mL, $3.10

TEQUILA + CHOCOLATE Agave and cacao plants both have ancient cultural roots in Mexico. Try comedian Kevin Hart’s Gran Coramino Tequila Reposado (LCBO 50016, $69.95) with bites of milk chocolate, perhaps containing chili or nuts.

BEER + DESSERT Try Busch Light Apple (LCBO 51687, 473 mL, $2.70) with fruit-stuffed hand pies. Phillips Dinosour Orange Dreamsicle Sour (LCBO 49685, 473mL, $3.95) calls for creamsicles or vanilla ice cream!

DIRTY SODAS Soda chains mixing madcap combos, flavoured syrups and creamy toppings have spread way beyond Utah and the reality-TV shows that helped popularize them. Try these trendy combos or invent your own with bubbly, fruity and creamy components.

COLA + MC Lime Syrup (LCBO 45130, 250 mL, $9.95) + COCONUT COFFEE CREAMER

MOUNTAIN DEW + MANGO PURÉE + VANILLA COFFEE CREAMER

LEMON-LIME SODA + MC Lychee Syrup (LCBO 45132, 250 mL $9.95) + RASPBERRY PURÉE + CREAM

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