Gold Winner Bishop’s Cellar Silver Winner Premier Wine & Spirits Bronze Winner Port of Wines Once upon a time, specialty wine shops were seen as snobby, a domain where only the initiated were allowed. It’s places like Bishop’s Cellar, where staff are patient and enthusiastic to help even the most unschooled wine drinker, that have […]
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The Garrison Spruce diet
Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, how tasty is your craft brew. Bow down, other seasonal flavours, Garrison Brewing’s famed Spruce Beer is back. Made with actual fir and spruce (from Meander River Farms), blackstrap molasses and dates it’s a rich ale, perfect for holiday indulgence, and the tradition behind this strong and malty ale […]
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Best Liquor / Wine Store
Gold Winner Bishop’s Cellar Silver Winner Premier Wine & Spirits Bronze Winner Harvest Wines and Spirits The staff at Bishop’s Cellar is one of the many reasons this local and diverse establishment keeps going gold for Best Liquor Store. Offering their extensive wine knowledge and expertise on all products, the Cellar’s staff make it a […]
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Cheers to your beers, Garrison
It’s been 15 years of great beers at Garrison. And to celebrate that, the Halifax brewery has added yet another rich brew to its resume. Today the 15th Anniversary Malt, Vanilla & Cocoa makes its way into the brewery and onto many a weekend shopping list. The perfect warming beer for the winter season, the […]
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Bottle service
I used to think giving booze as a gift was a bit of a cop- out, until I realized what a creative outlet it can be. Inspired by tips from Premier Wine and Spirits’ (1535 Dresden Row) ever-helpful Dave Clair, here’s list of liquid gifts made for sharing. Clair likes to give liquor because it […]
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Best Liquor / Wine Store
Gold Winner Bishop’s Cellar Silver Winner Port of Wines Bronze Winner Premier Wine and Spirits A great selection and stellar staff including three sommeliers set Bishop’s Cellar apart from your run-of-the-mill liquor stores. Don’t mistake this for elitism. Although the cellar is a bit of a connoisseur’s playground—often sourcing from smaller vineyards—retail manager Alanna McIntyre […]
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New Years’ bubbly drinks checklist
Moet Dom Perignon Whether you’re a rapper or just have a general predilection for ballin’, nothing says extravagance like a $200 bottle of Dom P. You can sip it reflectively or, for the ultimate fuck-you to poor people, spray it around like you’ve just won the Tour de France. Piper-Heidsieck Recession got you down? Piper-Heidsieck […]
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It’s the great Pumpkin Ale
Many of us are happy to trade summer’s humidity for a bracing shot of autumn air. With leaves crunching under our favourite boots and hand-knit wool scarves wrapped around our necks, we march down Gottingen Street towards Propeller Brewery, in anticipation of their annual Pumpkin Ale. Brewed using Dill’s famous Atlantic Giant Pumpkins and a […]
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Web to doorstep booze
We’re slowly, inexorably, moving towards a sensible system of buying wine, beer and spirits in Canada, where consumers can go online—or use a phone, if they are dinosaurs—and order a case from anywhere in the world to be delivered to their doorsteps. And why not? Why should booze be any different than books and music? […]