The idea behind this cocktail is from the experience of how lapsang tea is made. My family visited Fuzhou city in China in 2014. We learned that the pinewood is the only type of wood used for drying the tea leaves.The burning pinewood creates the perfect amount of smoke and releases a fragrance that infuses…
About 105 days ago my city of Toronto shut down. Three weeks prior we had been innocently touring distilleries in Northern Italy. We had kept up with the news of a Global Pandemic but all of it seemed so far away. Upon landing home from Italy, we learned of the outbreak there and then those…
Loved the flavours of mezcal and Amaro Nonino sipper so wanted to make a cocktail from it. 1.75oz Mezcal 0.5oz Amaro Nonino 0.75 Lemon Juice 0.5 Pineapple Gomme Syrup A few dashes Angostura Bitters Combine all the ingredients into the shaker, shake hard, double strain into cocktail glass, serve up. Lemon twist as a garnish.
I was originally unsure of the Paul John Whisky when it showed up at my bar. I smelled it, tasted it and was curious but not convinced. Then I added a few drops of water and everything changed! This spirit opened up and told a story of flavor, aroma, and exotic places. Now, I could…
[…] Long way home their innocence is stripped away. […] Long way home they will rediscover themselves. All the world’s would make one again. 60ml (2oz) Grand Marnier 7ml (0.25oz) Amaro Lucano/Amaro Bonino 30ml (1oz) Fino Sherry 5ml/1 teaspoon Campari 1 dash absinthe 1 drop saline solution Stir all ingredients to dilution then strain in…
I’m a fan of incorporating health or wellness somehow into my drinks. Whether it be a low caloric intake or a fresh ingredient that provides some kind of nutrition besides the empty carbs of liquor. I love roasted beets and peppers so I found a way to get them into a cocktail! 2oz Roasted Veggie…
I love incorporating little-known ingredients into my cocktails and I wanted to create a drink with longan, which is an extremely underrated asian fruit berry. This drink turned out to be very popular, it is one of my favourite creations. 1.5oz Longan infused Broker’s Gin* 0.5oz Lillet Blanc 0.25oz St. Germain 0.25oz Simple Syrup 2…
Due to the circumstances of COVID-19, my partner and I ended up not being able to attend our friend’s all-inclusive wedding in Ixtapa, Mexico. Since then we have been trying our best to stay positive by making as many tiki cocktails as possible and tricking ourselves into thinking that we are on a hot beach…
This drink was inspired by childhood summers spent picking indigenous medicine and berries with my grandmother (Nokomis). Strawberries and Cedar will always remind me of our time together. 2oz Tequila Patron Silver 0.75oz Lemon Juice 0.75oz Chamomile Syrup* 2 drops Black Cloud Charred Cedar Bitters 2 small organic strawberries Add strawberries to top of a…
I wanted to create a cocktail using familiar Middle Eastern ingredients play on one of my favorite drinks, the Corpse Reviver No. 2. 2 oz Tequila Patron Roca Silver 0.75 Fresh Lime 0.5 Blanched Mint Syrup 0.25 Cocchi Americano 3 drops Rose Water Atomized Arak Pomegranate ice pearl Garnished: mint and white rose Chill glenncairn…
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