E246 Gail Nugent
The Alchemist
This weeks guest is Gail Nugent, who joins us from Vancouver, British Columbia. Gail is the publisher of The Alchemist - a magazine devoted to the dynamic, increasingly diverse world of micro-distillers and craft cocktails. Gail is also the publisher of Vitis Wine Culture Magazine and The Growler Craft Beer Magazine. Furthermore, Gail is the founder and Producer of Vancouver Cocktail Week and the Toronto Cocktail Festival.
The Alchemist is presenting the Toronto Cocktail Festival which is occurring from October 22-26, 2025. The first annual Toronto Cocktail Festival will be a toast to the art of the cocktail and so much more. It will be a destination event that celebrates the vibrant culture of food and drink in a city that is a hub of culinary and cocktail creativity. The city’s multi-award-winning bartenders, brand ambassadors and chefs make this an exciting culinary event that will give them the showcase they deserve—and serve up delicious fun for consumers, too.
TCF 2025 presented by The Alchemist magazine will celebrate the city’s cocktail culture with five days of events designed to appeal to industry, consumers, visitors and media alike.
These events also offer brands, venues, retailers and agents an opportunity to showcase their establishments and products.
International in scope but with a local emphasis, the aim of The Alchemist is to entertain and inform readers with stories about the passionate, talented people who are changing what and how we drink for the better.
The writers and photographers at The Alchemist deliver readers authoritative and stylish commentary on the fascinating characters and brands that all play their part in elevating the timeless ritual of enjoying a cocktail. Beautifully designed and smartly portable, our seasonal magazine is made to be a keepsake.
Find this all at thealchemistmagazine.ca, where they share information about and stories from the print issues, as well as exclusive web-only content that includes recipes, spirit recommendations, breaking industry news and other timely features that don’t make it into print.
A big thank you to Jean-Marc Dykes of Imbiblia. Imbiblia is a cocktail app for bartenders, restaurants and cocktail lovers alike and built by a bartender with more than a decade of experience behind the bar. Several of the features includes the ability to create your own Imbiblia Recipe Cards with the Imbiblia Cocktail Builder, rapidly select ingredients, garnishes, methods and workshop recipes with a unique visual format, search by taste using flavor profiles unique to Imbiblia, share recipes publicly plus many more……Imbiblia - check it out!
Contact the host Kypp Saunders by email at [email protected] for products from Elora Distilling, Malivoire Winery and Terroir Wine Imports.
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