If you like a Pimm’s Cup – the very historic, simply prepared, and complex highball cocktail – then you’ll love making this serve that doubles down on the “British-ness” and will compliment most gin styles out there! ¾ oz your favourite gin (I like a London dry) ¾ oz Black Pepper/Ginger/Blackberry Wine Reduction* ¾ oz...
This cocktail was inspired by sustainability! Instead of pouring out the flat cava at my restaurant, I made it into a syrup. Thinking about flavours that would compliment the cava, I was inspired from where Cava comes from and wanted to incorporate flavours from that part of the world. I fat washed some cognac with...
I have been digging through old cocktail books lately (why else keep them around if you aren’t gonna reference them every now and then?) and came across some cobbler that used (pretty much only) Brandy and Port. That drink in and of itself was tasty so I decided to dress it up a little. Aiming...
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...
