2022 Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 3 – Scotch Negroni. If you haven’t tried changing up the base sprit in a negroni, this is your cue to start. Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie Unpeated Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a brilliant substitution for gin when balanced with a less bitter amaro than…
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Scout’s Honour – Whisky Beer Cocktail
Call your father, better yet, make him a drink. Friendly reminder: it’s Father’s Day this Sunday, June 19th and you don’t want to disappoint the man who taught you how to drive stick, came to all your T-ball games, and still doesn’t *really* know what your job is. This whisky beer cocktail that I’ve named…
Become a Whisky Drinker with this Easy Cocktail
Become a Whisky Drinker with this Easy Cocktail For some, whisky can be intimidating. there are so many different types and flavours of the spirit that it can be easy to get overwhelmed and stick with what you know. Whisky just so happens to be my preferred spirit – I began my exploration into the…
Fernet Festivus
2021 Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 14 – Fernet Festivus. This Fernet Festivus is a seasonal twist on the classic Toronto cocktail that highlights the intense herbal character of the one, the only, Fernet-Branca. This spirited sipper would be equally delicious enjoyed before or after dinner. The Toronto Cocktail has been around for…
Pumpkin Pie Toddy
2021 Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar – Day 3 – Pumpkin Pie Toddy. Not unlike the Day 2 recipe, this cocktail is also inspired by a quintessential holiday dessert – the pumpkin pie. This drink is perfect for warming your hands when coming in from the cold after a day of building snow forts,…
Trouble in Paradise: Whisky Tiki Cocktail
This Trouble in Paradise Whisky Tiki Cocktail feels like a timely addition to the blog as I’m fresh off a much-needed two-week vacation. While I didn’t go anywhere tropical, it was just the reset I needed to come back feeling refreshed and inspired. I spent the last week in Vancouver – soaking up some of…
Steep On It | Chamomile Whisky Cocktail
It finally feels like summer! I am so excited to get some Vitamin D and fully commit to sundress season. Now, what will be the drink of summer? I’d like to make a case for this Steep On It cocktail that combines chilled chamomile lavender tea with Georgian Bay Whisky, honey lavender syrup, and lemon,…
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…
Raspberry Whisky Bramble
Day 2 of the Let’s Get Blitzen: Cocktail Advent Calendar brings us this Raspberry Whisky Bramble. This is a very easy drinking cocktail that elevates the standard “rye and ginger” that you might have enjoyed ordering from Pier 21 when you were in undergrad, and brings it to a much more respectable place. If…