Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 22 – Pom Pom Garland. We’re nearly at the end of the 2020 edition, Christmas is nearly upon us, and somehow this is the first appearance of pomegranate juice thus far. In the past I’ve created a whisky-based pomegranate cocktail in the form of the Sleigh Girl…
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Pear Noël
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 1 – Pear Noël. We’ve finally arrived, December 1st and the beginning of 24 days of craft cocktails to make spirits bright this holiday season, when we need it most. Be sure to join me on my Instagram story nightly at 5 p.m. Eastern as I shake…
Apple Sage Mule
I’m returning to television this morning, making my maritime debut on CTV Morning Live Atlantic. I have plenty of friends on the East Coast and hope they’ll tune in to catch me at 8:45 a.m. Atlantic Time for a paired cocktail and canapé recipe. The concept for the segment is “Making Good Use of Your…
Tea-Infused Cocktails
I am overjoyed to tell you that I made my national television debut this morning on Breakfast Television! You can catch the whole segment below where I shook up two tea-infused cocktails for summer! Here are the full recipes below, plus a third cocktail that we didn’t quite get to on the segment: Earl Grey…
Herbes de Provence Rosé Sangria
One of my most popular recipes of all time is my Elderflower Rosé Sangria – while hosting my nightly Virtual Happy Hour on Instagram, I wanted to put together a sangria that people could easily recreate with what they had on hand. Even when we’re not in isolation, limiting our trips outside the home, and…
Boozy Hazelnut Hot Chocolate
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 11 – Boozy Hazelnut Hot Chocolate. This adult cup of hot cocoa is creamy and decadent with a healthy dose of booze in the form of Frangelico, hazelnut liqueur, and Vodkow, a very special vodka made just outside of Ottawa in the picturesque town of Almonte, Ontario….
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…
Gifted Grapefruit
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 12- here we have the Gifted Grapefruit. Citrus is in season and this drink takes full advantage with both freshly squeezed grapefruit and orange juices at play. Alongside Chambord raspberry liqueur, Grand Marnier and vodka, this would make for a nice brunch cocktail for Christmas morning…
Campari Christmas
Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 11 – allow me to introduce the Campari Christmas. This tipple is all things merry and bright – Campari, vodka, Triple Sec, orange juice and cranberry juice, topped off with Prosecco. It’s as interesting as it is festive and deserves a spotlight at your next holiday…
Christmas Clementine Drop
Hello, beautiful. Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 4 features the lovely Christmas Clementine Drop. I stumbled across a cocktail recipe that called for freshly squeezed clementine juice and I felt like I was playing checkers and the author was playing 3D chess. Mind blown. It’s so stunningly simple, but had never…
