2022 Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 13 – High Tea Gin Old Fashioned. Spice up your Old Fashioned game by trading out bourbon for Paper Boat Artisanal Gin by Whitewater Distilling Co. A quick tea infusion on the gin adds a depth of flavour and colour to this punchy sipper. This post is sponsored by Whitewater Distilling Co. Gin is…
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Freshly Baked Old Fashioned
2021 Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 15 – Freshly Baked Old Fashioned. This cocktail celebrates the complex palate of Nicaraguan Flor de Caña Centenario 12 Year Rum. Boasting notes of vanilla, clove, dark chocolate, and dried fruit, this rum pairs perfectly with a splash of gingerbread syrup and baking spice bitters. This post is sponsored…
Pomegranate Vodka Old Fashioned
2021 Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 12 – Pomegranate Vodka Old Fashioned. Old Fashioneds aren’t just for whisky. This foundational cocktail format works beautifully with award-winning Georgian Bay Vodka and muddled orange peel and pomegranate arils. Stirred to silky smooth perfection and double-strained. The original definition of the word “cocktail” first appeared in print in The…
Coffee-Infused Old Fashioned
I’m serving up this coffee-infused old fashioned well before 5 o’clock today as I prepare one live on CTV Ottawa Morning Live. I’m going to be talking about how to host a virtual happy hour and whipping up this riff on a classic. Luckily, I’ve come to know a lot about hosting a virtual happy…
Rooibos Old Fashioned
Snowpocalypse has arrived in Ottawa. Forty centimetres of snow in 24 hours. Nature is amazing and I am not having it. The entire nation’s capital is shut down today. Universities, colleges and the government are closed. I will be going to work because I really don’t need any more alone time and I live three…
On Tilt Old Fashioned
We’re raising a glass to more exciting developments today. As you may recall, I recently turned 30, started a new job, and I’ve just purchased my first home! I take possession of my new condo on Thursday. This is a very big step but I am looking forward to living the downtown bachelorette…
