LCBO Food & Drink Travel 2025

Around the World in 5 Drinks With certain countries dominating the LCBO shelves, it’s easy to forget that beer, wine and spirits are made in every corner of the globe. Here are five to try from unexpected locations.

Buy a Map GPS has a tendency to guide you to your

destination as the crow flies, leading you down ever-narrowing country lanes. A map is a great standby, lets you see your journey in useful context, opens your eyes to side trips, and you can learn (or teach your kids) the vanishing skill of map reading. —JAMES CHATTO

A WORLD OF FLAVOUR

SINGAPORE Tiger Beer LCBO 537258, 500 mL, $3.40 First launched in 1932, this crisp, gently bitter lager is terrific with rich seafood such as salmon and crab.

INDIA Royal Challenge Spirit Whisky

CROATIA Pelješac Red LCBO 460873, $15.95 Made from the indig enous Plavac Mali grape, this is a juicy, medium-bodied red with cherry flavours and fine tannins.

NICARAGUA Flor de Caña Centenario 12 Year Rum LCBO 158014, $49.50 This smooth, balanced rum has notes of

THAILAND Singha Premium Lager

LCBO 22570, 490 mL, $2.95 Thailand’s OG brew is a malty, toasty lager with a creamy texture that soothes the palate after spicy food.

VINTAGES 354837, $31.70 Fondly known as RC, this spirit tastes more like amber rum than whisky, and it’s terrific mixed with Coke.

bananas and cloves. Sip it neat or mix into a Rum Old Fashioned.

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