Patti Smith has aged into the truly remarkable storyteller and poet we always, she always, knew she would. In her 2015 book M Train she reflects on her life and the lives of her favourite writers and poets while sipping on coffee. Sometimes the coffee is great and the setting is lacklustre. Other times it...
The grass is always greener on the other side with this cocktail. Asian style ingredients meet a gin bar’s twist. 1oz Gin (beefeater) 1oz Sake 1oz Matcha Simple Syrup* 0.5oz Yuzu Juice 0.5oz Lemon Juice Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into rocks glass over a king...
Ryan is the winner of the 2024 Deanston Cut From a Different Tartan initiative! Together with his story submission and cocktail creation, he took home the grand prize of $5000. The inspiration behind “The Terra Fizz” was to use ingredients around me at home and my bar to create a cocktail that focuses on sustainability....
When I was a little girl, I remember there was one flavor from the Starburst packet that had a kiwi flavor. And I always wanted to create a cocktail based off of it since the day I fell I love with the flavor. 1 oz of Banana Cream Blue Bay Rum 0.75 oz of Bacardi...
My winning cocktail for El Dorado Rum’s Heritage. A complex, balanced sipping cocktail celebrating the classic combination of aged rum & pineapple. Demerara sugar, baking spices, pineapple, coconut and a blend of El Dorado rums. 1.5oz El Dorado 8 0.5oz El Dorado 12 1oz Spiced Pineapple Demerara Syrup* 0.25oz Dry Pineapple Tepache** 3 drops coconut...
Years ago, I lived in Okayama, Japan. After I returned home, two of the people whom I lived with came to Edmonton. My family and I showed them the festivals and culture of Edmonton, and we took them to the famously beautiful town of Banff, nestled in the Canadian Rockies. However, the moments which stuck...
Think Pornstar Martini but soaked in Gin & Campari 1.5 oz Willibald Dry Gin 0.75 oz Campari 0.75 oz Passionfruit juice 0.5 oz Lime Garnish: Passionfruit/Champagne Jello Shot* Clarified with Coconut Milk Multiply recipe by 15-20 (depending how big of a batch you want) and add all ingredients to a large container. Add coconut milk...
This cocktail was created for the Semi-Finals of the Takes Two to Altos team cocktail competition. The theme for this leg of the competition was “show us your city”. As the competition fell in early spring, Montreal was bare of plants and the search for seasonal ingredients left us empty of ideas. We decided to look for...
Five Dollar Shake is the cocktail I made for the 2024 Amaro Montenegro Vero Bartender Competition and represented Canada with in the Global 2024 Finals hosted in Bologna, Italy. The theme was “90’s Calling”. Five Dollar Shake is inspired by the iconic Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction released in 1994. Five Dollar Shake pulls inspiration...
This cocktail was created for the Semi-Finals of the Takes Two to Altos team cocktail competition. The theme for this leg of the competition was “show us your city”. When we designed this cocktail we came to the conclusion that nothing said Toronto like a spirit forward (Martini-style) cocktail. We wanted to use seasonally forged ingredients, distillates...
