If you’ve left your house and dined at a restaurant in the past few months, you’ll know that the Espresso Martini is having a major moment. People are staying CAFFEINATED and throwing caution to the wind when it comes to stimulating their digestive system at the bar. Have you ever seen the line for the…
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Salty Negroni
Little known fact: I used to work in sales at a high-end tile and countertop store. For a brief stint before taking my current role, I sold tile and countertops to architects and designers for use in condo/office buildings. As a result, I know a heck of a lot more about tile and countertops than…
Cotton Candy Cocktail
This post is sponsored by the LCBO. I’m often asked how I developed my love of creating craft cocktails. The answer is simple: the LCBO Food & Drink magazine. If you haven’t had the good fortune of laying eyes on this particular publication, I highly recommend you browse though their online catalogue of recipes. In…
Honeydew Cucumber Agua Fresca Margarita
Well, well, well, what do we have here? A new blog post? Unbelievable. I hope you didn’t forget about me in my absence. But just in case you were getting the shakes from a serious case of Taste & Tipple withdrawal, throw me a follow on Instagram for more regular content and snarky commentary on…
Become a Whisky Drinker with this Easy Cocktail
Become a Whisky Drinker with this Easy Cocktail For some, whisky can be intimidating. there are so many different types and flavours of the spirit that it can be easy to get overwhelmed and stick with what you know. Whisky just so happens to be my preferred spirit – I began my exploration into the…
Spicy Passion Fruit Margarita Mocktail
Well, well, well, here we are a new year, disappointingly similar to last year, thus far. I think we can all agree we were hoping to finally launch into the roaring twenties after a two-year postponement due to that global health crisis that shall not be named. I’m treating it like Voldemort now and no…
Top 10 Recipes of 2021
Here it is: the annual round-up of your favourite recipes, as indicated by page views. As always, I’ve weighted the results to present you with the top five tipples and top five tastes, respectively. I published a total of 70 posts in 2021, fewer than in years past but I did have the pleasure of…
New Year’s Eve Champagne Cocktails & Canapés
I don’t know where the last 12 months went but I think we can all agree that when the ball drops tomorrow night we’re all going to shout, “good riddance to bad rubbish.” It has been a real rollercoaster of restrictions imposed and lifted, emotional highs and lows, victories and losses. We’ve been living this…
Tia Maria Matcha White Chocolate Latte
2021 Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 24 – Tia Maria Matcha White Chocolate Latte. In case you missed the Dalgona latte trend from earlier this year, you can make up for lost time with this stunning Tia Maria Matcha white chocolate latte. Topped with a show-stopping matcha meringue. This post is sponsored by Tia Maria. If…
Mistletoe Sangria
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 23 – Mistletoe Sangria. Simplify holiday entertaining with a pitcher of delectable winter sangria. St-Rémy VSOP Brandy is perfect for mixing with its floral and fruity notes and subtle tones of vanilla. This is a great standby recipe for all holiday and winter get-togethers, whether you’ve just come in…