Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 12 – Brûléed Pumpkin Eggnog. It wouldn’t be the most spirited countdown to December 25th without a decadent homemade eggnog recipe! This post is sponsored by the Egg Farmers of Canada. Every year I feature at least one eggnog recipe in the cocktail advent calendar. In 2018…
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Raspberry Bramble
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 11 – Raspberry Bramble. Earlier in the calendar we made a non-alcoholic version of the classic gin bramble in our Black(berry) Christmas and I’ve previously served up a Raspberry Whisky Bramble. Today’s cocktail swaps out the blackberry liqueur you’d find in the original version of this drink…
Fireside Bourbon
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 10 – Fireside Bourbon. This cocktail is somewhat reminiscent of the Little Drummer Boy from past years of the advent calendar but with different base spirits. Up until recently, sherry was all but a relic of the wine world – often forgotten, staid, the domain of octogenarians…
Mango on 34th Street
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 9 – Mango on 34th Street. In hindsight I should have called this, “Mezcal on 34th Street” as that sounds closer to “Miracle on 34th Street.” Alas, this is what happens when you create, shoot, and name 24 cocktails in the span of a week and a…
Snow Angel
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 8 – Snow Angel. This seasonal spin on the White Lady elevates the classic gin sour with a vanilla syrup and fresh rosemary garnish. This post is sponsored by Georgian Bay Spirit Co. First cousin to the Sidecar, the White Lady is typically made with London Dry Gin,…
Black(berry) Christmas
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 6 – Black(berry) Christmas. For the first time ever, I’m introducing Sober Sundays to the cocktail advent calendar and on this first Sunday of the month I’m delighted to shake up this zero-proof version of the classic gin bramble with Søbrii 0-Gin from Stratford, Ontario. Today’s post…
Gløgg
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 5 – Gløgg. This is a traditional Nordic spiced mulled wine consumed throughout the winter months in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Iceland. Today’s post is sponsored by Chef’s Paradise who are giving me the privilege of hosting a GIVEAWAY for a $500 gift card to…
Chai Eggnog Cheer
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 10 – Chai Eggnog Cheer. This recipe employs two of my loves: eggnog and chai. Fun fact, this is my Starbucks order: “grande no water chai tea latte with one shot of espresso.” If you’re mystified by what “no water” means, allow me to me shed some…
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…
Polar Express
We are on Day 7 of the Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar and I’m serving up the Polar Express cocktail. This cocktail is a boozier version of the Champs-Élysées cocktail, which if you’re not familiar, is a riff on the classic Sidecar. The sidecar happens to be one of my favourite classic cocktails –…
