Last night we took some friends to try @published.on.main's new fall cocktail menu. Published is one of Vancouver's highest-rated restaurants, having just earned a Michelin star for the second year in a row. Barman @dennisvirshilas has crafted a signature cocktail featuring @drinkbasbas.
This season, the bar team was inspired by the Butterfly Effect—crafting cocktails based on lives un-lived, turning imagination into flavor. Each drink offers a glimpse into those "what if" moments—a creative reflection of possibilities, dreams, and choices left unexplored.
Bitter/Sweet Symphony (📸 @ali_digital) is an homage to what could have been—a childhood fantasy of rock 'n' roll with flavors of homemade root beer. Powered by the herbal complexity and sweetness of @drinkbasbas barrel-aged gin, infused with flavors using a hydrosonic bath and champagne acid, the stunning concoction tastes of root beer on the palate while Pop Rocks create a playful fizz on the tongue.
The food was as stunning as ever, with a particular shoutout to the wagyu beef carpaccio on beef flatbread (literally dehydrated wagyu ground into flour and made into bread), and of course the honey-glazed milk buns.
We'll be back again soon, that's for sure.
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