2022 Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 15 – Grapefruit Metaxa Fizz. This bright and citrusy fizz celebrates the distinctive palate of the original Greek spirit, METAXA. This recipe employs METAXA 12 Stars which boasts flavours of dried fruit, orange peel, and spices. This post is sponsored by METAXA. Metaxa was founded by Spyros Metaxa. Born in 1848…
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Hibiscus Sparkling Rosé Sangria
I’m delighted to inform you that I am currently starring in my first ever in-store campaign. I know what you’re thinking, “What can’t she do?” To which the answer is: sing. But my complete lack of musical talent certainly hasn’t gotten in the way of my ability to craft delectable cocktails and look cute while…
Boss Lady Cocktail
The Boss Lady Cocktail is for professional drinkers only. For those of us who know how to fully take advantage of bottomless mimosas at brunch. Don’t tell me there is a limit to “bottomless” – there is no limit. Speaking of mimosas, the Boss Lady cocktail would be a serious upgrade to your brunch drinking….
Salt & Pepper Shandy
The craft non-alcoholic beer market was long overdue for a makeover by the time Partake Brewing arrived on the scene in 2017. The Toronto and Calgary-based brewery soared past its Kickstarter fundraising goal of $10,000 just three hours after launching its page to raise funds for its first product, the craft non-alcoholic IPA back in…
First Blush: Grapefruit Mocktail
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…
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…
