LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2024

CHILL OUT

Milk stouts are sweeter than dry Irish-style stouts, making them perfect for an ice cream float.

Stout, Chocolate & Cherry Float

Adulting can be really hard, but it does come with some perks. Enter the stout float. Pairing chocolate and stout is a no-brainer. Cherry flavoured whiskey liqueur takes this one over the top. Add 2 scoops chocolate ice cream or gelato to a tall, chilled glass. Drizzle 1 1/2 oz Jim Beam Red Stag ( LCBO 18575, $33.05 ) overtop. Slowly fill glass with chilled Calabogie Brewing Brown Cow Milk Stout ( LCBO 13827, 473 mL, $3.60 ). Top with a mara schino cherry and dust with finely grated chocolate.

Makes 1 drink

A WORLD OF SNACKS

A growing list of highly curated “shoppy-shops,” modern bodegas and specialty retailers will ship the best “drinking snacks” right to your door. Here’s a primer on where to get the goods.

Natura Market (naturamarket.ca) has a big collection of mostly North American savoury snack ables. Their “shop by” icons make gluten-free, vegetarian and even Canadian-made items easy to find. Try Eatable Gourmet Pop corn’s Whisky on the Pops flavour with our Peachy Cider Granita.

Haisue (haisue.ca) delivers everything Asia. Begin your search here if you’re after potato chip flavours like margherita pizza, super potato garlic steak (!), and cucumber. Try Lay’s Sweet Basil potato chips from Thailand with the Salted-Melon & Beer Slushie.

Snack Bar Canada (snackbarcanada.ca) carries a wide selection of exotic American, Mexican and Asian snacks. Try Mexican Street Corn–flavoured Pringles with our Hazy IPA Mojito.

Spanish Pig (spanishpig.ca) delivers the best of Spain to your doorstep, from garlic- or anchovy-stuffed olives and smoky piquillo pep pers to a wide selection of tinned fish and choice Spanish almonds.

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