LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2020

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Good VinesWhite Wine Spritz LCBO 14665, 355 mL, $2.95 From the team that brought you Cottage Springs hard seltzers comes this new light, refreshing spritzer with zero grams of added sugar. Ace Hill Raspberry Vodka Soda LCBO 14483, 355 mL, $2.75 An easy-drinking, not-too-sweet vodka soda from the popular Toronto brewer, this time flavoured with fragrant raspberry juice. Big Drop Co Pale Ale LCBO 614099, 330 mL, $2.75 With citrusy aromas, piney flavours and a crisp, bitter finish, this British brew delivers a lot of flavour for 0.55% alcohol. Leitz Eins-Zwei-Zero

Setting up the bar at your next party just got whole a lot easier with no-buzz beer, alcohol-free wine and low-sugar cocktails in a can increasingly available at the LCBO. Low and no TRENDSPOTTING

A successful host makes every guest feel special. That means going the extra mile catering to per- sonal preferences and dietary restrictions. These considerations go beyond the kitchen and into the bar. So when you’re deciding what drinks to serve, think about anyone abstaining from alcohol. Whether they’re the designated driver, pregnant or simply choose not to drink, they deserve something

better than soda water with a slice of lime—unless, of course, that’s what they want! When you’re stocking up at the LCBO, look for the expanding range of near beers and alcohol-free wines to put something fun in everyone’s glass. And if anyone is watching their sugar intake, head over to the ready-to-drink shelf for vodka sodas, white wine spritzers and other instant low-sugar cocktails.

Sparkling Rosé LCBO 14683, $12.95

Made in Germany from 100 per cent Pinot Noir, this alcohol-free sparkler offers red berry flavours,

lean minerality and a stylish label to boot!

Chill out While there are dozens of methods and gadgets to quickly chill beverages, none are as fast as this machine from Cooper Cooler. Just add ice and cold water, and it will spin the bottle or can under a freezing cold shower until it reaches fridge temperature. A can of beer takes just one minute and a bottle of white wine is ready in six. And if you like your drinks bracingly cold, there is an “extra” set- ting to drop it down just below 1 C. Cooper Cooler HC01.C Rapid Beverage Chiller, $119.99, amazon.ca Test Drive

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EARLY SUMMER 2020 FOOD & DRINK