SKIP TO RECIPE Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 8 is classic Christmas Canadiana, the Maple Manhattan. Canada is all over this cocktail, with the exception of the base spirit. Maple syrup AND ice wine, doesn’t get much more quintessentially Canadian! It might sound like this drink would be overly sweet given the…
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Kentucky Toddy
SKIP TO RECIPE Is there anything more satisfying than a nice hot cup of apple cider on a cool autumn day? Yes. Hot apple cider WITH bourbon. #lifehack Bourbon, like butter, makes everything better. Spice makes it extra nice. Cinnamon, ginger, and a squeeze of lemon make this drink a new fall favourite. I’m a…
Cranberry Constellation
SKIP TO RECIPE Hot damn. This post, this one right here, this is my 100th post on Taste and Tipple! That feels good. I’ll be over here patting myself on the back and raising a glass to my damn self. I’ll pour one out for you guys too. Thank you for following along, whether this…
On Tilt Old Fashioned
SKIP TO RECIPE We’re raising a glass to more exciting developments today. As you may recall, I recently turned 30, started a new job, and I’ve just purchased my first home! I take possession of my new condo on Thursday. This is a very big step but I am looking forward to living the…
Grapefruit Bourbon Lemonade
SKIP TO RECIPE On one fateful May 24 long weekend at the cottage, I discovered that you could sink pretty well any amount of rye into a rocks glass and top it with even the lightest touch of San Pellegrino Limonata and not be able to taste the alcohol. Magic. I wasn’t exactly feeling magical…
Triple Crown Cocktail
SKIP TO RECIPE We are getting into prime mint julep season my friends. The Master’s is on this weekend and the Kentucky Derby is less than a month away. Better bust out the linen suit and commission some fine millinery. I do love a good hat. I don’t have a face for sunglasses, I look…
The Boston Tea Party Cocktail
SKIP TO RECIPE I’m really into tea-infused simple syrups these days. Earl Grey tea is my go-to caffeine source to start my day and ready me for human interaction. I figured, if Earl Grey helps prepare me for socialization in the morning, combining it with alcohol could only serve to compound its effects as…
Bourbon Apple Cake
SKIP TO RECIPE Believe it or not, I’m still working my way through the apples I picked at Mountain Orchards back in September. I’m astonished by how long these apples have kept but I’m perfectly happy to continue finding new uses for them. You might remember when I suggested you put your apple-picking haul to…
Fig Walnut Sour
SKIP TO RECIPE I don’t discriminate when it comes to booze but bourbon would definitely be my spirit of choice. I’ve embarked on a number of bourbon tastings across the city with my girlfriends who share my enthusiasm for a good American whiskey. I’ve sampled flights at Fatboys Southern Smokehouse (where they boast a Bourbon…
