It’s Dry January – or at least it is in my household – and I’m taking the opportunity to introduce you to some of my favourite non-alcoholic distilled spirits. I’ve read articles suggesting as many as 1 in 5 Canadians will participate in Dry January this year. To that end, I returned to Breakfast Television…
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Ornament Garden
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 21 – Ornament Garden. I must say, I think I’m quite clever with this name. Made with Japanese rice wine (Japan where ornamental gardens are popular) and served in an ornament – get it!? Sake doesn’t regularly appear on the blog but thought I should do something…
Sparkle & Shine
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 13 – Sparkle & Shine. It’s Sober Sunday again friends and I’m serving up this zero-proof sparkling wine cocktail that adds tartness with freshly squeezed grapefruit juice and cinnamon syrup. Few things are more celebratory than a glass of sparkling wine for the holiday season, luckily there…
White Negroni
What is the opposite of, “You had at me at hello?” I guess it would be, “You lost me at goodbye,” if we were being technical. But in this case, I’m trying to get at that not-so-rare phenomenon when someone loses you from the jump. Like, you fucked it, right off the bat. Let’s call…
Saddle Up Cocktail
What does it mean to be an adult? It seems like it’s pretty similar to being a millennial kid with helicopter parents except you’re self-subscribing to all those after-work activities – trying to be a well-rounded, contributing member of society. One of the few perks of adulthood is being able to drink, this Saddle Up…
Colombian Coral
Finally, some warm weather. I have been dressing for the temperature it should be instead of the temperature it is. I call this aspirational attire. It’s 12 degrees on May 28? Don’t care, I’m wearing espadrilles and bypassing nylons. Similarly, I’ve been creating cocktails for the weather I want, not the weather we’ve had. This…
Triple Agave & Grapefruit
Do you ever feel like you need an adult? Like you are completely incapable of getting through the day without supervision? I do. On Sunday, I went to the grocery store THREE times. As you might imagine, being the incredibly organized food blogger extraordinaire that I am, I am fastidious in my meal planning. I…
Gifted Grapefruit
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 12- here we have the Gifted Grapefruit. Citrus is in season and this drink takes full advantage with both freshly squeezed grapefruit and orange juices at play. Alongside Chambord raspberry liqueur, Grand Marnier and vodka, this would make for a nice brunch cocktail for Christmas morning…
Mae Rose
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar features the most spirited cocktail yet, the Mae Rose. Don’t let her pretty pallor and fruity scent fool you, this drink packs a wallop. This is a solid 3.5-ounce cocktail is somewhere between a martini and a negroni and requires some seriously slow sipping and an ice-cold coupe…
Grapefruit Bourbon Lemonade
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 the next…
