2022 Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 19 – Cranberry Sauce Sour. The holidays should be spent enjoying time with family and friends, not with your kitchenware. This make-ahead cranberry sauce is equally delicious with your turkey and in your cocktails made with Canadian eggs. This post is sponsored by the Egg Farmers…
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Grapefruit Metaxa Fizz
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…
NeoCitron Vert Hot Toddy
2022 Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 10 – NeoCitron Vert. This hot toddy is made with a delectable lime and ginger gin from Quebec. The citrus notes are amplified with freshly squeezed lime, Cointreau, and mellowed with a splash of sage champagne syrup. The finished product reminds me of a tasty take on a…
Français 101 Cocktail
2022 Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 7 – Français 101. Sometimes the gift of a well-crafted cocktail and good company is all you need. I am so fortunate to have had a rock-solid support network of friends and family to help me with the production of this year’s advent calendar in the…
Licorice Allsorts Cocktail
2022 Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 2 – Licorice Allsorts. This reinterpretation of the early 20th–century Longines cocktail replaces brandy with Mount Gay Black Barrel rum. It employs a similarly unexpected combination of ingredients to yield a flavour reminiscent of Licorice Allsorts. This post is sponsored by Mount Gay Barbados Rum. Jewelry generously…
Candy Cane Vodkow Fizz
2021 Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 2 – Candy Cane Vodkow Fizz. The Snowcap Café au Lait was one of the most popular cocktails from the 2020 edition of the calendar so you can imagine my excitement in getting another opportunity to create a holiday tipple using Almonte’s own Vodkow and Vodkow…