SIPsoda is not the officially branded drink of Sip Northwest magazine, though with a product this tasty, local, pure and awesome, it certainly could be! SIPsoda co. is based in Vancouver, BC and founded by local food scientist and "fine water connoisseur," Jennifer...
Absinthe, aka The Green Fairy, is an anise flavored liquor that was the drink of choice for many of the great artists and intellectuals in late 19th-early 20th century France. This potent liqueur was, and still is, outlawed in many countries for years following...
Julie and Lanny Martiniuk were pursuing careers in Vancouver (pharmacy and nuclear medicine respectively) when they decided to leave the hustle and bustle of the lower mainland and move to the Okanagan Valley, where Julie was born and raised. Because no vineyard...
When a world class team of celebrity chefs come together in the heart of Vancouver to promote the success of young Canadian chefs just breaking their way into the culinary world, you know it’s going to be good. On Sunday, Oct. 27, renowned chefs will come together...
“Listen to your body, answer with a rumble.” Rumble is a tasty nutrient drink packed with all-natural (and recognizable!) ingredients. In fact, this Victoria, BC-based mostly-organic energizing beverage is the first official “Nourishing Drink” in Canada, and is set...
There are a few beers on tap that are so deep with flavor and so memorable, that when I see them, I simply can’t think about ordering anything else. Back Hand of God Stout is one of them. Crannóg Ales is Canada's first Certified Organic farmhouse microbrewery—one...
The celebration of a generous summer, harvest season in the Northwest is a time for all things wine. From Oregon to British Columbia, the Northwest is rich in its viticultural offerings, and early autumn is the perfect time to sample new releases, participate in...
Though Maple Leaf Spirits has been making small batches of quality spirits and liqueurs on their copper pot still in Penticton since 2005, they’ve been largely under the radar—until now, that is. They now have the distinction of being the first BC Craft Distillery...
Tastings, workshops and competitions–oh my! Victoria, BC is ramping up to celebrate the revival of a lost craft during three days of intoxicating events at the much anticipated Art of the Cocktail. Bartenders and mixologists alike will be muddling, mixing, stirring...
Black Sage Bench (BSB) is hallowed land in BC, an iconic sweep of sun-baked land in Oliver, at the narrowing top tip of the Sonoran Desert. When Sumac Ridge partner and founder Harry McWatters purchased the 115 acre fallow site in 1992 and planted to classic French...
