Canada's favorite drinks

The coffee

Coffee is Canada's favourite drink, especially because it provides that energy boost needed to get going. In this country, we always appreciate a little boost to wake up, especially in the middle of winter,

Canadians don't really have a national coffee drink, they just love coffee, and in all its forms. Whether it's black, latte, decaf, espresso, long, hot or iced.

This love of coffee has led to the opening of a multitude of coffee shops and specialty coffee shops across the country. There is also one essential brand when it comes to coffee in Canada: Tim Horton's. It was launched by the hockey player of the same name in Ontario in the 1960s. This brand has democratized coffee for all Canadians.

The particular craze for Tim Horton's Double Double is worth noting. It is made with coffee, two shots of sugar and two shots of cream. It is these double doses of sugar and cream that earned it the name Double Double. This sweet and creamy coffee is a real shot of sweetness that Canadians really love.

The juices

Juices are the second most consumed type of beverage in Canada, especially orange juice, apple juice and multi-fruit cocktails. Among the most popular brands are Thirsty Buddha, Snapple, Country time, Soda Sream, Dole, Ceres and Fever Tree.

Exotic juices and fruit waters are also loved in this country, such as coconut water in its still or sparkling version. Tropical flavors are not left out, because we also consume a lot of mango juice, passion fruit, pineapple, or ginger.

Do you know Clamato? It is a spicy juice made from tomatoes and clams. It has become a favourite drink in the country, where it is used to make the Canadian version of the Bloody Mary cocktail: the Bloody Caesar.

Bottled water

Between still water and sparkling water, the former is the most widely consumed. Some of the most popular bottled still waters include Evian, Flow, Dasani, Aquafina, Arto Lifewtr, Zamzam or Fiji. Perrier, Liquid Death, Fiuggi, Clearly Canadian and Acilis are among the sparkling waters preferred by Canadians.

While they drink a lot of bottled water, many also like tap water. Many consider their country's water to be some of the best on Earth. When you consider that most of it comes from glaciers, it's easy to understand their point of view.

Sodas

THE flavored soft drinks are also very popular in Canada. Apart from the drinks giant Coca-Cola, many national brands are well represented on the market.

Bec Cola describes itself as a “red champagne”. Its composition dating from 1937 is complex. Bec Cola is sweetened with maple syrup, which gives it a distinctive flavor. Brio Soda is a brand that was created by Italian immigrants. They had the original idea of flavoring their soda with orange and other citrus extracts. Phillips Soda - a craft soft drink brand created in 2012 - focuses on natural ingredients. Canada Dry is a ginger ale, non-alcoholic, lightly sweetened and popular throughout Canada. Big 8, created in Nova Scotia in 1986 and produces many flavors of soda. Finally, Jones Soda was made famous by its Butterscotch root beer.

The beer

Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage in Canada. Beer brands The most consumed nationally are Molson and Labatt. However, they are no longer entirely owned by Canadians.

LMolson beer began production in 1959 in Ontario. It is so famous because it is light, very refreshing and fragrant. To date, the brand offers 4 different beers.

Labatt Blue is the best-selling Canadian beer in the world. The brewery was founded in 1820 by Scottish Alexander Keith. A century later, it was sold to Oland Brewery, which was later acquired by Labatt Brewing Company. Today, Labatt is part of Anheuser-Busch InBev.

The End of the World is a Quebec beer resulting from a study of several months on a unique variety of yeast. Why this name? Its formula developed by monks was shared with European explorers who believed they had discovered the end of the World while exploring North America. This beer was the first bottled beer on the market at the time.

It is also worth noting that imported beers are almost as popular as local beers. It is also worth noting that craft beers are starting to gain more and more traction on the market.

The wine

It is the second most consumed alcoholic beverage in the country. Of all the marketed wines, red is the most popular, especially in Quebec and British Columbia. Locally produced wines are the most in demand. Vidals are among the most popular, and they are also very popular abroad. In terms of popularity, European wines come after Canadian wines.

The country's conditions are particularly well suited to Lthe production of ice wine, a type of sweet wine made from frozen harvests. The resulting Canadian production is of excellent quality and regularly wins awards around the world.

And yet, ice wine struggled to gain popularity among locals in its early days. But faced with the craze generated by their products abroad, Canadians gradually became seduced by this exceptional product.