Gracious Intent was born from my working in hospitality, working as an American Sign Language Interpreter, and traveling the world. When someone doesn’t speak the same language as you how you approach the situation can have a lasting impression on the guest experience. Having a Gracious Intention and approaching with kindness is imperative. The smallest…
The following cocktail was made for our Orrefors Cocktail Competition taking place at William Ashley in Toronto. For more information about it, please visit our Events page. When I received the Orrefors Peak Highball glass, the first thing I did was stare at it for a really long time. I was fascinated by the beautiful…
This is my current submission for Bacardi Legacy Canadian National Finals after winning the Quebec Regional. With all this access, with every new global trend just a click away on social media, with a constant stream of information, where do we go next? Classic cocktails! These are the legacies left by all the bartending heroes…
My legacy cocktail is inspired by relocation and the need to remain connected to the people in our lives. Throughout my 27 years, I’ve lived in 17 addresses, this made my idea of home about people and not about place. The BacardÍ family has a history of relocation, largely incited by exile from their home…
Bacardi Legacy was my first ever competition two years ago, and I’ve grown and learned so much since then. Two years ago I was a bartender who wanted to try and break the rules without truly knowing them, someone who would add too many ingredients to a cocktail – I had no concept of simplicity…
I had a competition in this year. The competition name was Masters of the Mule 2019. I made a cocktail with truffle oil and fortunately every peoples loved it. This cocktail was the best cocktail of the competition in the Bols Mixing Academy. 40ml Russian Standard Original Vodka infused with Lavender and Green Cardamom 30ml…
Ready for a little story time? Let’s go! In the 1800’s, everything you ever thought you needed was right down the road. The general store had flour, eggs, whatever vegetables were in season and your liquor. The spirits at the time ranged in quality so infusions and distillations with flowers and fruit were commonplace. Then…
Passion Fruit, Honey, Lemon, and Ginger are a delicious combination of flavours. When shaken up with Bacardi’s Cuatro Rum and a couple of dashes of Angostura bitters, you end up with one hell of a tasty tropical drink that can be enjoyed by everyone. The Raconteur cocktail is the offspring of two very popular modern-day…
This was my submission for Hali.Team ‘s Campari Bitter Brawl, a first, exclusive Halifax cocktail comp!!! This drink is inspired by memories of seeing movies with my family and the legend of Cola Slushies at the Theatre. I swear the machine at the theatre in St. John’s was broken from 1999 until they got rid…
A variation on a martini — as such, this is a spirit forward drink intended to be sipped and savoured slowly. As my concept intertwines my past life as a dancer with my current life as a bartender and the importance of self-care that overarches the two, the use of fresh and fortifying ingredients to…
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