Dramatically rising from the northern shore of Lake Ontario, Toronto is not only the capital city of the province of Ontario, but it is also Canada’s most populated city. Diverse and broad, it’s a port city for immigrants from around the world, imparting a rich art and food scene, with a growing presence of great gin and cocktail bars.
Long, bitterly cold winters mean that summer is deeply and passionately celebrated in Toronto, with many of the city’s bars offering visitors outdoor seating, patios or decks, on which to savour the warmer seasons and months.
The cocktail renaissance was late to take over Toronto, with Vancouver, far across to the west of the country, playing a much stronger lead early on.
However, Toronto’s cocktail scene is in full bloom today,…