Fall is upon us and I’m celebrating the season with moody nail colours, leather jackets, and the return of boots. It also means I’m bringing back spiced, whiskey-based cocktails. Ginger the Honeypot is a rye-based drink made with a spiced honey syrup, Chinese Five Spice bitters, lemon juice, and topped off with punchy Jamaican Ginger…
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Tequila Monkey Gland
Pour yourself a glass of this Tequila Monkey Gland, a cocktail that typically calls for gin, which I’ve simply swapped out for this agave based spirit, and settle in for story time. From ages 12 to 17, I lived on a farm. I’m sure the will come as a shock to many of you who…
Pisco, Plum & Sage Cocktail
Hello friends. I’m back in the saddle after an indulgent birthday week. There were so many celebrations, so much food, so much drink. My liver is reeling. But I’m not going to let that slow me down. I have an obligation to give the people what they want. The people want CONTENT and they want…
Cherry Bourbon Sour
In my last post, I talked a bit about my ever-ambitious summer to-do list. One of the items that makes a perennial appearance on that list is making my own brandied cherries for cocktails. Have I ever actually managed to do it? No. Is it hard? No. Is it time-consuming? Only as long as it…
Peachy Keen Boulevardier
The classic Boulevardier is quite a spirited cocktail. Cousin to the Negroni, a Boulevardier swaps out the gin for rye or bourbon. Comprised of equal parts, rye/bourbon, Campari, and sweet vermouth, a Boulevardier is not for the faint of heart or weak of liver. Often when I’ve ordered a Boulevardier at a bar or restaurant…
Frozen Negroni
After a delayed onset, we are now, suddenly, in the dead of summer. Heat wave in full effect. I am consistently shiny as I’ve been slathering on a thick coating of sunscreen to protect my pale Irish pallor. I’m sticky from the dense humidity and trying not to sweat through my silk blouses. But you…
Honey Blueberry Collins
June 8th is World Gin Day – the perfect occasion to mix up a creative gin cocktail. I rarely need an excuse to stir or shake up a gin-based libation but I’m delighted my friends at Sipsmith sent me a bottle of their London dry gin and a beautiful rose gold martini set to celebrate….
What’s Up Doc? Carrot Caesar
The Bloody Caesar is the unofficial drink of Canada. Created in Calgary in 1969 by restauranteur Walter Chell it is a combination of clam and tomato juice (Clamato), vodka, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, and a pinch of horseradish. The whole thing is garnished with a salt and spice mix rim, a stalk of celery, wedge of…
Picante Pineapple-Hibiscus Punch
Few things are better than a spicy cocktail, in my opinion. Coming into an unexpected windfall of money like the kind you get from the Community Chest in Monopoly? Also good. Finding someone on a dating app who looks like their photos, can carry a conversation, and isn’t a fuckboy? Next to impossible, but buy…
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…
