LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2020

PERFECT PRESENTS

Summer’s in the bag with our latest collection of reusable totes, featuring 2- and 6-bottle bags for wine and spirits, along with a larger bag sized for 6 packs of beer, eh. From $1.50 in LCBO stores and at lcbo.com. Summer totes

Old fashioned hospitality

Maker’s Mark 46 LCBO 225565, $64.95

Secure a future cottage invita- tion by gifting the luxe version of a classic Kentucky bourbon. Toasted French oak staves add- ed during maturation layer on extra caramel, vanilla and spice. Bitters Sweet Gift this to friends in an Old Fashioned cocktail kit: add a bottle of Angostura bitters and rock or cubed sugar.

Fireball cinnamon whisky, Malibu Coconut Rum and JÄgermeisTer LCBO 398776, 375 mL, $13.95; LCBO 601765, 375 mL, $13.75; LCBO 61408, 375 mL, $16.05 Assemble a build-it-yourself trio of favourite bottles, in accessible 375-mL sizes. We like these three for simple sum- mer drinks: try Fireball in a highball with cola or ginger ale, mix Malibu with pine- apple juice for quick Pina Colada flavour and chill Jäger icy cold on a hot day. Pack Light A miniature version of a six-pack, a fun Fireball carrier containing six 50-mL bottles ( LCBO 10946, $11.95, exclusively online at LCBO.com) is a red-hot gift.

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SUMMER 2020 FOOD & DRINK