Coffee
Coffee is Canada's favorite beverage, especially because it provides that energy boost needed to kick into action. In this country, we always appreciate a little help to wake up, especially in the heart of winter,
Canadians don't really have a national coffee drink, they just love coffee a lot, in all its forms. Whether dark, milk, decaffeinated, espresso, long, hot or iced.
This love of coffee has contributed to the opening of a multitude of cafes and specialty coffee shops in the country. There is also a must-have 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.
Note the particular craze for Tim Horton's Double Double, it is made with coffee, two shots of sugar and two shots of cream. It is these double doses of sugar and cream that have earned it the name Double Double. This sweet and creamy coffee is a real shot of sweetness really loved by Canadians.
The juices
Juices are the second most consumed type of drink in Canada, especially orange juice, apple juice and multi-fruit co*cktails. Among the most popular brands are Thirsty Buddha, Snapple, Country time, Soda Stream, Dole, Ceres and Fever Tree.
Exotic juices and fruit waters are also popular in this country, such as coconut water in its still or sparkling version. The tropical flavors are really not to be outdone, because there is also a lot of mango juice, passion fruit, pineapple, or even ginger.
Do you know Clamato? It is a spicy juice made from tomatoes and clams. It has become one of the country's favorite drinks, where it is used to obtain the Canadian version of the Bloody Mary co*cktail: 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, for example, Evian, Flow, Dasani, Aquafina, Arto Lifewtr, Zamzam or Fiji. Perrier, Liquid Death, Fiuggi, Clearly Canadian and Acilis are some of Canada's favorite sparkling waters.
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 we know that most of it comes from glaciers, we can easily understand their point of view.
sodas
Flavored soft drinks are also very popular in Canada. Apart from the drinks of the giant Coca-Cola, many national brands are present 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 special flavor. Brio Soda is a brand that was created by Italian immigrants. They had the original idea of flavoring their soda with extracts of orange and other citrus fruits. Phillips Soda - a craft soft drink brand established in 2012 - emphasizes natural ingredients. Canada Dry is a ginger ale, non-alcoholic, slightly sweetened and popular across Canada. Big 8, created in Nova Scotia in 1986 and produces many flavors of sodas. Finally, Jones Soda was made famous by its Butterscotch root beer.
Beer
Beer is the most drunk alcoholic beverage in Canada. The marks of beers the most consumed nationally are Molson and Labatt. However, they are no longer wholly owned by Canadians.
Molson beer began to be produced in 1959 in Ontario. If it is so famous, it is because it is light, very refreshing and fragrant. To date, the brand offers 4 different beers.
Labatt Blue is Canada's best-selling beer in the world. The brewery was founded in 1820 by the Scottish Alexander Keith. A century later, it was sold to the Oland Brewery, which was later bought by Labatt Brewing Company. Today, Labatt is part of Anheuser-Busch InBev.
La Fin du monde 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.
You should also know that imported beers are almost as popular as local beers. We also note that craft beers are beginning to gain more and more momentum on the market.
Wine
It is the second most consumed alcoholic beverage in the country. Of all the wines marketed, red is the most popular, particularly in Quebec and British Columbia. Locally produced wines are the most in demand. The 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 lend themselves particularly well to the production of icewine, 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 be loved by the locals in its infancy. But faced with the enthusiasm aroused by their products abroad, Canadians have gradually been seduced by this product of exception.
