Celebrate with a Stiff Upper Lip!
This Victoria Day weekend, we’re taking some lip from across the capital. Nine bars and restaurants in Victoria will serve a Stiff Upper Lip cocktail with Victoria Gin. The festive cocktail is just...
View ArticleAugust Ahoy!
The dog days of summer are keeping us on our toes, but we’re keeping cool. Here’s what’s coming up: In celebration of BC Day (August 4th), the distillery is open all long weekend long! Come have a...
View ArticleA September cheat sheet:
Mornings crisp? Leaves crunching underfoot? The smell of Pink Pearl erasers in the air? Must be back-to-school time. And why not, when there’s so much to learn! If you’re in Victoria, start by...
View ArticleOctoberfest
October starts with a bang at Victoria’s Art of the Cocktail! The three-day celebration of craft cocktails has us involved at every turn. First we’re kicking things off with the main event… the main...
View ArticleGet better with bitters
What’s the deal with bitters, you ask? Bitters have been around since Egyptian times, and used as medicines until the early 1800s. When the term “cocktail” was born in 1806, they were considered one...
View ArticleGet your Rouge on for #VicGinFridays
Following last night’s smashing Gold Medal Plates in Edmonton, we thought we’d share the cocktail. It’s got #VicGinFridays written all over it: dead easy, wildly delicious. Enter, Gin Rouge! Gin...
View ArticlePenning in the penultimate month
Greetings November and a host of lavish pourings and parties! This month, Gold Medal Plates continues its national tour in search of greatness – now in Ontario. “The ultimate celebration of Canadian...
View ArticleLaunching into the New Year!
We are thrilled to announce that 2015 will see the launch of our Craigdarroch Whisky. And what a release party!… Come taste our amber beauty and admire the bottle prototype at the Victoria Whisky...
View ArticleShare your Victoria Day spirit!
For Victoria Day we’re celebrating with a Stiff Upper Lip! …And with the help of a host of fabulous establishments around BC. But we need you too! Here’s how it works! Order a Stiff Upper Lip...
View ArticleIf Canada was a cocktail…
With Canada Day around the corner, we’re asking: what does it mean to you? What’s in your Canadian Cocktail? Share your “recipes” via Facebook and Twitter – using #CdnCocktail – from today through July...
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