Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 8 – Raspberry Snowdrift. How did we make a full seven days without even a single drop of gin? I don’t know what’s gotten into me but we are kicking off week 2 with a serious rectification of that issue. This is a slight variant on a…
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Mulled Port
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar continues with another hot tipple to keep your hands and your liver warm this holiday season. Day 6 brings us this delicious and deceptively boozy Mulled Port. Mulled wine was one of the glaring omissions from the 2018 iteration of this cocktail advent calendar. The nearest I got to…
Frosty the Barista Snowman
Day 3 of the Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar brings us Frosty the Barista Snowman. I know that winter warmers are a popular cocktail choice during the holiday season but sometimes you just want to sip something frosty out of a beautiful martini glass, preferably rimmed with a fresh dusting of cocoa. This drink…
Triple C Welcome Cocktail
This is called the Triple C Welcome Cocktail because it’s a riff on the classic champagne welcome cocktail but includes cardamom, cinnamon, and cognac – three Cs. If this were Sesame Street, I’d tell you that today’s episode was sponsored by the letter “C”. This drink is inspired by the classic champagne cocktail – which…
Sleigh Girl Sleigh
Annnnnd we’re back at it. Welcome to the 2019 edition of the Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar. Kicking things off with this very simple and delicious “Sleigh Girl Sleigh” cocktail. A combination of pomegranate juice, apple juice, freshly squeezed lemon juice for brightness, cinnamon syrup and rye whisky round out this seasonal sipper. This…
Pumpkin Pie Fizz
Today I’m serving up this Pumpkin Pie Fizz in honour of two things: 1) American Thanksgiving coming up real quick, 2) drowning out the memory of my recent spin class experience. As you may know, if you follow me on Instagram and watch my stories, I enjoy working out but I have never been fond…
Thai Basil Gin Gimlet
It’s ALIVE! My Thai basil plant that is. And it’s nothing short of a miracle. My friend Kayla’s boyfriend, Anthony, generously gifted me this potted herb back in early summer and somehow I’ve managed to keep it alive, against all odds. I’m not exactly a green thumb, but after some initial trials and tribulations, like…
Saddle Up Cocktail
What does it mean to be an adult? It seems like it’s pretty similar to being a millennial kid with helicopter parents except you’re self-subscribing to all those after-work activities – trying to be a well-rounded, contributing member of society. One of the few perks of adulthood is being able to drink, this Saddle Up…
Ginger the Honeypot
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…
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…
