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 NEWS RELEASE:      Top Shelf at BC Distilled   The Results are in for the 2015 BC Distilled Best of Show    BC Distilled tasting glasses. Photo by Charles Zuckermann   Vancouver B.C., April 24, 2015   - On Saturday, April 18, over 600 local spirits enthusiasts sampled their way through the province's finest offerings at BC Distilled , British Columbia's premier micro-distillery festival . With two sold out public events, fourteen unique vendors to the previous year and a pop-up Legacy Liquor Store  added, BC Distilled 2015 proved that the micro-distillery industry in British Columbia is here to stay.    Attendees of BC Distilled were invited to choose their favourite vodka, gin and other spirit from twenty-two small-batch distilleries who showcased over seventy different locally made products at the event. There were eleven winners in the three catego...

joe wiebe on coal harbour brewing beer acquisition syndrome, from which i will admit i suffer... james bond swaps martini for heineken

yes, you read that title correctly grilled cheese martini made from grilled cheese infused vodka, double-filtered of course muddled tomatoes and tomato juice ice cubes crazy!

rogue - the vancouver kitchen and wet bar, not the oregon brewery! i had the distinct pleasure of hanging out with my good buddies at rogue a couple of weeks ago - how time flies, i'm only now finding a moment to blog about it! shhh, don't tell them at rogue, but their samplers are bigger and cheaper than st. augustine's!  keep that one under your hat - we don't want them to change anything!  4 four ounce tasters for 5.99!!!  and the promise that if you don't like your food, or don't think its worth the price they're charging, you don't have to pay that price, or any price, for it.  what a concept! located right in waterfront station, its a large space divided into smaller sections to feel more intimate.  we keep sitting right by the bar, but i'm sure the other rooms are great too! and they have a fabulous selection of taps. not just beers on draught, but the pulls too! local, imports, they've got plenty of both! great decor, lov...