Two Boozy Vancouver Events to Check Out This Month

Wine for Waves, Sourced from Ocean Wise Facebook

With spring here, it’s time to end the lazy hibernation and start taking advantage of the many events happening in Vancouver. And if there’s some celebratory imbibing involved at these events, it makes spring that much cheerier.

This month, there’s a great line-up of food and drink related happenings that will be showcasing the best of what local producers have to offer. Two of them centre on sampling the goods from Vancouver and BC distilleries and wineries, and are definitely worth putting on your calendar.

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Two Boozy Vancouver Events to Check Out This Month

Get Your Early Bird Tickets for BC Distilled Festival in Vancouver

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With the close of this year’s Vancouver International Wine Festival, you can now anticipate the upcoming BC Distilled Festival, which takes place April 8, 2017, and also features exciting lead-up events the week before the big night. Recently, British Columbia has seen an explosion of artisan and micro-distilleries, making 2017’s Festival particularly exciting.

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Get Your Early Bird Tickets for BC Distilled Festival in Vancouver

Thirsty? Sample Spirits from 27 Local Distilleries at the BC Distilled Fest, March 26

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By now, the secret’s out about Vancouver’s burgeoning craft brewery scene. And B.C. wines have long been a favourite among discerning oenophiles. But did you know that Vancouver is also at the epicentre of Canada’s micro-distillery renaissance?

The number of craft distilleries in B.C. has doubled just in the past two years, from 18 to 34. Local distilleries are now turning out everything from gin and vodka to amaretto and whisky. And spirit lovers can sip and sample nearly all of their creations at the B.C. Distilled Festival, March 25-March 26 in Vancouver.  Continue reading:
Thirsty? Sample Spirits from 27 Local Distilleries at the BC Distilled Fest, March 26