Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 22 – Tropical Turtledove. This Tiki cocktail is a twist on the Jungle Bird – sharing rum, Campari, pineapple, and lime with that classic. The addition of banana liqueur and Aztec Chocolate Bitters from Chef’s Paradise make for a fun and unexpected cocktail. You didn’t think I’d let you get through…
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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…
Gingerbread Sour
2021 Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 7 – Gingerbread Sour. I’m delighted to have been able to create yet another inspired cocktail recipe starring Canadian eggs this holiday season. Last year I partnered with Egg Farmers of Canada to introduce blog readers to the joys of making eggnog from scratch with my…
Milky Way: Prosecco, Rum & Yogurt Cocktail
Before I make an effort to resolve that puzzled expression you’re wearing after reading the description of this cocktail, I need to tell you about an exciting virtual event coming this Saturday. I’m hosting a Bourbon Cocktail Class with Chef’s Paradise Live at Home this Saturday, June 26th at 5:30 p.m. ET – you can…
Escape Artist Cocktail
As we’re approaching what would normally be March Break, I’m sure many of you are reminiscing fondly about the heart-racing moments of standing in the security line at the airport behind a family of 7 as they are informed they can’t travel with more than 3 ounces of liquid and proceed to sort through their…
Brûléed Pumpkin Eggnog
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…
Santiki Claus
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 7 – Santiki Claus. Long-time readers of the blog will know I’m obsessed with Tiki culture. I’ve waxed poetic about my Kokeshi Doll Tiki mug in this recipe for the Monk’s Respite and gone on about the entire tradition of Tiki in this recipe for the Daisy…
Jungle Bird
Like most Tiki cocktails, the Jungle Bird is dangerous. Unlike other drinks of the Polynesian persuasion, this one brings a lot more bitterness to the table in the form of Campari. Otherwise, the formula is consistent with the Tiki tradition of fruit juice, rum and demerara syrup. I have indulged in more than a few…
Safe Harbour
The one good thing to come out of this pandemic is all the time I have to mix drinks and host my own show. While my Netflix deal is still pending, I’ve been hosting a nightly Virtual Happy Hour on my Instagram stories. I try to keep the cocktails simple – using 3-5 ingredients and…
Superhero Sipper
God bless – booze is back on the blog. It has been a hot minute since we wrapped up the 2019 edition of the Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar on December 24th and I am REJOICING to have my shaker back in hand because I need a drink. I’m jumping in with both feet…
