Canada Day is in less than a month, and perhaps now more than ever, Canadians are looking to support and buy from Canadian-owned businesses. I know I am, whether I’m looking for coffee or coolers, wine or whisky.

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Here are eight to consider from Calgary-based businesses and beyond.

Inversion Nitro Cocktails, Elderflower Gin Sour, drinkgradient.com

A small, family-run business, Gradient Beverages started in 2020 and does its mixing and canning in southeast Calgary. They have a few different products, but the award-winning Inversion Nitro Elderflower Gin Sour is particularly unique. Give the can a hard shake and then open, turn it upside down and pour. The nitrogen in the can creates the silky foam you’d expect from a fancy bar drink, while butterfly pea flower gives it

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