Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 22 = Lilac Luminaria. In case this is the first time you’ve seen the word “luminaria” it’s a small paper lantern, commonly a paper bag with a candle set inside. It’s significant in Hispanic cultures around Christmastime. I’ve named this cocktail “Lilac Luminaria” because it is a…
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Raspberry Gin Cosmo
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 13 – Raspberry Gin Cosmo. Like a cosmo but better. Using gin in place of vodka and a splash of Chambord, raspberry liqueur, makes it more interesting. I feel like I kind of missed the Cosmo trend – I was still in high school when Sex and…
Santa’s Strawberry Helper
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 9 – Santa’s Strawberry Helper. Guys, you know what’s not fun? Making a series of cocktails when you’re hungover. That was my day yesterday. The lack of editorial calendar is catching up with me and I had to wake up the morning after my book club Christmas…
Raspberry Snowdrift
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 8 – Raspberry Snowdrift. How did we make a full seven days without even a single drop of gin? I don’t know what’s gotten into me but we are kicking off week 2 with a serious rectification of that issue. This is a slight variant on a…
Bee’s Knees Cocktail
Let me start off by saying, I’m sorry Mom, Mom’s friends, and Dad. This instalment of Taste & Tipple isn’t personal. The Bee’s Knees is a classic gin cocktail with a name that reminds me of the kind of description a boomer would use to characterize a fledgling romance, “Oh, he just thinks you’re the…
Lillet Lady Cocktail
Back by popular demand, another Taste & Tipple installment on dating. Yes, I’m still single, thanks for asking. Bumble is often lauded as a female-friendly dating app. After matching with a prospective mate through the elaborate courtship dance of two thumbs mutually swiping right based solely on a select handful of blurry portraiture (none of…
Frozen Negroni
After a delayed onset, we are now, suddenly, in the dead of summer. Heat wave in full effect. I am consistently shiny as I’ve been slathering on a thick coating of sunscreen to protect my pale Irish pallor. I’m sticky from the dense humidity and trying not to sweat through my silk blouses. But you…
Classic Gin Martini
Today, June 19th, is National Martini Day. I’m celebrating with the help of my friends from Sipsmith who sent me a beautiful martini kit complete with their London dry gin, a rose gold bar spoon, jigger, mixing glass, and strainer. To be honest, a martini would rarely be my drink of choice at a bar…
Honey Blueberry Collins
June 8th is World Gin Day – the perfect occasion to mix up a creative gin cocktail. I rarely need an excuse to stir or shake up a gin-based libation but I’m delighted my friends at Sipsmith sent me a bottle of their London dry gin and a beautiful rose gold martini set to celebrate….
Modern Aviation Cocktail
If you’re wondering what gives this drink it’s distinctive Willy Wonka hue, it’s a combination of factors. The classic Aviation cocktail is always a pleasant shade of violet thanks to the inclusion of Crème de Violette. In addition to the colour, this liqueur brings a potent floral component to this cocktail with its distinctive notes…
