jULY/AUGUST 2018 BCBusiness 127 CLINTON HUSSEY
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With about the same alcohol content as beer, these B.C.-made cocktails in a can are fruity, fun
and refreshing. The convenient, portable, ready-to-drink beverages, either straight from the
container or over ice, are also Instagrammable
by Felicity Stone + Aleena Deandra
PEP TALK
ginger from East
Vancouver's odd
society spirits is
not a mixed drink but a
fresh, crisp fermented
ginger beer incorporating
organic sugar, chili pep-
pers, orange peel, lemon
and lime
BARE ESSENTIAL
just 100 calories, nude
Vodka soda, based
in Vancouver's Olympic
Village, combines triple-
distilled vodka, sparkling
water and natural fruit
flavours: strawberry kiwi,
cucumber mint, classic
lime or peach
TO YOUR HEALTH
Reverse osmosis water,
organic black and green tea,
pasteurized kombucha culture,
vodka, natural flavours and
organic cane sugar go into
West Kelowna's orchard
City distilling's 100-calorie
lavender lemonade and pear
ginger Zen Kombucha vodka
iced teas
SHORE THING
Vancouver-made pomelo
nectar and coastal
berry ocean Blu is
100 calories, all natural
and sweetened with
stevia. Its packaging is
eco-friendly, and 25 cents
per six-pack goes toward
marine preservation
SWEET DREAM
northam Beverages,
based in Gastown, makes
hey Y'all southern
style hard iced tea
from black tea, vodka and
sugar in seven flavours:
Southern style, peach,
lemonade, huckleberry,
watermelon, mint and
raspberry
AU NATUREL
Delta craft distiller
goodridge & Williams
uses its premium nütrl
vodka for its 98-calorie
canned beverage, plus
soda, natural lemon,
lime or grapefruit, with
no sweeteners, additives
or preservatives
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CLASSIC TWIST
Starting with its Queens-
borough dry gin, Surrey's
Central City Brewers
+ distillers
offers two
carbonated, naturally
flavoured options: twst
in lime, cucumber and
mint; blood orange and
elderflower; and orange
peel and jasmine; plus
unsweetened fzzz in lime
or grapefruit
