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On Monday nights something wonderful happens at L'Abattoir.
Here at VanMag and we’ve just begun the process of deciding who will become the next Bartender of the Year and working with all the past BOTY winners I’m blown away by the talent we’re blessed with in this town. We have a dozen bartenders who would be legends in almost any other city on earth, and it’s all the more impressive that they’ve reached such heights given the hurdles that exist in our Province. Choice is slowly getting better here, but price is still a huge wallop for both the bartenders and their customers. Drinking is expensive in this city.Which is why L’Abattoir’s Monday night Back Bar Bottle feature is such a godsend. For the past few months, Bar Director Craig Robertson has been offering up an obscure, special or rare bottle essentially at cost. Here’s his rationale for what, on the face of it, is a terrible business decision: