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"I note that Malahat Spirits Co. is the latest local distillery to expand its Miramar tasting room to serve cocktails as well as spirit samples. Opened in 2014 and co-founded by Tom Bleakley, Tony Grillo, and Ken Lee, the distillery's flagship products are rums—including a black tea rum, a ginger rum, and a spiced rum—while it also releases vodka, bourbon, and rye whiskey. A cocktail menu is being developed by consultants that include Trevor Bowles (formerly of Neighborhood and Soda & Swine and affiliated with Consortium Holdings) and award-winning barman Andrew Cordero; the cocktails will showcase every spirit in the product line, are expected to debut by mid‑August, and the tasting room hours will be extended to run Thursday through Sunday." - Candice Woo