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…
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Comin’ Down the Chimney Margarita
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 20 – Comin’ Down the Chimney Margarita. A simple tea infusion on your favourite mezcal brings unexpected depth to this margarita. Cointreau adds a bright orange note and subtle sweetness to complement two types of citrus and a splash of gingerbread syrup. This is a smoky and citrusy cocktail with top…
Partridge in a Pear Tree
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 16 – Partridge in a Pear Tree. You got that pear juice to make the Pear Noël on Day 1 of the advent calendar and I didn’t want you to be short on ideas on how to use up the rest of it. As such, allow me…
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…
Pop My Cherry Margarita
If you’ve been following along for awhile now you might have noticed that I *really* like cherry cocktails. This summer stone fruit is just the tops in my opinion and I’ve whipped up the Ruby Tuesday and this Cherry Bourbon Sour using this star ingredient. This Pop My Cherry Margarita pairs freshly muddled cherries with…
Snowbird
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 12 – Snowbird. I’ve named this drink after snowbirds (like my parents – Hi Mom!), people who escape the frigid Canadian winters to the tropical climes of Florida or California. The drink incorporates three kinds of citrus that are in season in the dead of winter and…
Spicy Mango Margarita
Cinco de Mayo = tequila time. I will be hosting my 4th annual Cinco de Mayo party on Saturday (May the Fourth) because I’m too old to have the club going up on a Sunday. Cinco de Mayo is an annual celebration observed on May 5th to commemorate the Mexican Army’s victory over the French…
Celery Margarita
Okay, okay, okay, I can feel your apprehension from here, “CELERY margaritas?!” You’re not sold. Well, brace yourselves for one hell of a sales job. You thought celery was a one-trick pony where cocktails were concerned. Relegated to a lowly garnish, sometimes enhanced by Cheese Whiz (in the Murray Street Kitchen glory days), on a…
