* ¾ oz Calvados * ¾ oz Yellow Chartreuse * ¾ oz Amontillado Sherry * ¾ oz French Dry Vermouth * Stir over ice for 20-30 seconds, until chilled and properly diluted * Strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass * Express the oils from a lemon twist over the drink, then garnish. Happy Friday, friends! Last week brought
* 1½ oz London Dry Gin * ¾ oz Amaro Lucano * ½ oz Sweet Vermouth * ¼ oz Fernet Branca * Stir over ice for 20-30 seconds * Strain into a chilled nick and nora glass * Garnish with a cocktail cherry Happy Friday, friends! As our time in Canada marches on, I have become increasingly aware of
* 1½ oz Irish Whiskey * ½ oz Banana liqueur * ½ oz Ginger liqueur * ¼ oz St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram * 2 dsh Angostura bitters * 2 dsh Mole bitters * Stir with ice for 20-30 seconds * Strain over large clear cube into a chilled Old Fashioned glass * Express an orange peel over the drink and garnish.
* 50ml Tequila Blanco * 25ml Fresh lime juice * 25ml Fresh pomegranate juice * 12.5ml Orgeat syrup * 10ml Egg white or vegan foamer * Dry shake for 20-30 seconds * Shake again with a large cube of ice for another 20-30 seconds * Fine strain into a chilled coupe * Garnish with a lime
* 2 oz Amaro Montenegro * 1 oz Peated single malt whisky * ⅓ oz Banana liqueur * 2 drp Saline (25%) * Stir over ice for 20-30 seconds * Strain over a rock of ice into a chilled Old Fashioned glass * Express an orange twist Happy Friday, friends! I have studied technology and technology markets
* 1 oz El Dorado 12-Year-Old Rum * 1 oz Campari * ¾ oz Amaro Averna * ½ oz Mezcal * 1 dsh Peychaud’s Bitters * Stir over ice for 20-30 seconds * Strain over one large rock of ice into a chilled Old Fashioned glass * Express an orange twist over the drink and garnish
* 1½ oz Planteray Stiggins’ Fancy Pineapple Rum * ¾ oz Amontillado Sherry * ¾ oz Averna Amaro * Stir over ice for 20-30 seconds * Strain into a chilled coupe * Express a flamed orange twist over the drink and discard Happy Friday, friends! It has been a quiet week heading into the Labour Day weekend
* 2 oz Aquavit * 1⁄2 oz Rhubarb Liqueur * 2 dsh Rhubarb bitters * Stir over ice for 20-30 seconds * Strain over a rock of ice into a chilled old fashioned glass * Express a lemon peel over the drink and garnish with it. Happy Friday, friends! What a week it has
* 2 slice Fresh Cucumber * 2 oz Irish whiskey * 1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur * 2⁄3 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) * 1⁄3 oz ‘Rich’ Sugar syrup (2:1) * Add cucumber to shaker and muddle * Shake over ice for 20-30 seconds * Strain over a rock of ice into a chilled
Cocktails and the Pursuit of Balance
* 1⅔ oz Del Maguey Vida Clásico Mezcal * ¼ oz Cynar Amaro * ¼ oz Green Chartreuse * ½ oz Fresh lemon juice * ⅓ oz ‘Rich’ sugar syrup (2:1) * ½ oz Egg white or vegan cocktail foamer (Better’s Bitters) * Dry shake in a shaker for 20-30 seconds * Shake over a rock of ice for 20-
* 1½ oz Select Aperitivo * ½ oz Braulio Amaro * 4 oz Prosecco * 1 oz Club Soda * Build in a wine or spritz glass over ice. * Stir gently. * Garnish with one or two orange wheels. Happy Friday, friends! I am determined not to let the local wildfires—or this ongoing pea-soup smoke—
* 1½ oz Bourbon * ½ oz Bénédictine * ½ oz Cardamaro * 1 bsp Islay Single Malt Whisky * 2 dsh Chocolate bitters * Stir with ice for 20-30 seconds * Strain into a chilled coupe * Garnish with a flamed orange twist Happy Friday, friends! We in British Columbia, along with other parts of Canada and the
* 2 oz Bourbon * ½ oz Amaro dell'Etna * ¼ oz Maraschino liqueur * ¼ oz Dry Curaçao * 3 dsh Angostura bitters * 1 bsp Maple syrup * Stir with ice for 20-30 seconds * Strain over a rock of ice into a chilled Old Fashioned glass * Add splash of seltzer for effervescence * Garnish with an
* ¼ oz Averna * ¼ oz Amaro Montenegro * ¼ oz Amaro Ramazzotti * ¼ oz Aperol * ¼ oz Campari * ¼ oz Cynar * ¼ oz Fernet Branca * ¼ oz Vecchio Amaro Del Capo * 4 dsh Peychaud's Bitters * 1 dsh Orange Citrate Bitters * 1 bsp Green Chartreuse rinse * Stir with ice for 20-30 seconds * Rinse a chilled Old Fashioned
* 1 oz 101-proof bourbon * 1 oz Crème de pêche * ¾ oz Amontillado sherry * 1 bsp Absinthe or Pastis * 1 dsh Angostura bitters * Stir with ice for 20-30 seconds * Strain over a large rock into a chilled Old Fashioned glass * Garnish with a large orange twist Happy Friday, friends! Thanks
* ¾ oz Blanco Tequila (I used Don Fulano Fuerte) * ¾ oz White crème de cacao * ¾ oz Ancho Reyes chile liqueur * ¾ oz Fresh lime juice * Shake with ice for 20-30 seconds * Strain into a chilled Nick and Nora glass * Garnish with a lime wheel Happy Friday, friends! Much like in Portland–where
* 1 oz Select Aperitivo * ½ oz Rye whisky * ½ oz Nikka Coffey Grain Japanese Whisky * ½ oz Sweet Italian vermouth * ½ oz Japanese plum wine (umeshu) * Stir with ice for 20-30 seconds. * Strain over a rock of ice into a chilled Old Fashioned glass * Spritz and garnish with an orange twist. Happy Friday,
* 1 oz Rye whisky * 1 oz Mezcal * ¾ oz Amaro Lucano * 1⁄4 oz Suze Gentiane Liqueur (I used Salers) * 3 dps Mole Bitters * Stir with ice for 20-30 seconds, strain over ice into a chilled Old Fashioned glass * Spritz and garnish with an orange twist. Happy Friday, friends! The
* 1 ½ oz Calvados * ½ oz Vecchio Amaro del Capo * 1⁄2 oz Becherovka * 1 dash Pimento bitters * Stir with ice for 20-30 seconds, strain over ice into a chilled Old Fashioned glass * Spritz and garnish with an orange twist. Happy Friday, friends! Sometimes a new cocktail is so close to
* 2 oz Okanagan Spirits Midnight Maduro Whisky * ¾ oz Fresh lemon juice * ½ oz Haskap liqueur * 1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (2 parts honey to 1 water by weight) * 1 dash Cardamom Bitters (Boker Bitters) * Shake with ice for 20-30 seconds, strain over ice into a chilled Old Fashioned glass * Spritz
* 1 1⁄2 oz Martinique Rhum Agricole * 1⁄2 oz Demerara Rum * 1⁄4 oz Velvet Falernum liqueur * 1⁄4 oz Allspice liqueur * 1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed) * 1⁄2 oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed) * 1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
