The Penicillin is a modern classic.
• 2oz Jura 12
• ¾ oz lemon juice
• ¾ oz honey syrup*
• Garnish: Candied ginger or lemon slice
Jura Penicillin
Churchill’s Breakfast
2 oz unpeated scotch whisky
1 oz brewed coffee
0.5 oz maple syrup
2 dashes aromatic bitters
A pinch of freshly grated cinnamon
Garnish: torched cinnamon stick
Rosemary Bee’s Knees
2 oz London Dry-style gin
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz honey syrup (see note)
1 small rosemary sprig
Garnish: charred rosemary sprig
Jupiter Ascending
Make this cocktail at home by smoking it in a decanter.
1 oz Courvoisier or other VSOP Cognac
1 oz Arbutus Distillery Birch Liqueur
0.5 oz medium sherry
1 tsp grapefruit oleo saccharum (see note)
2 drops saline solution (1:5 sea salt to warm water)
Hickory smoke
Garnish: dehydrated orange wheel
Smokin’
Fire up fall’s woodsy flavour
Fall has arrived and there’s a chill in the air, so it’s time to trade T-shirts for sweaters and cosy up with a comforting drink. Dark, boozy cocktails offering a warming feeling become our go to, and through smoking we can elevate those drinks and invoke a fireside experience.
There are many ways to smoke cocktails, using ingredients such as woods, herbs and spices, and employing anything from a lighter to culinary torches, wood planks and the handy appliance known as a smoking gun. Smoking might seem intimidating, but with the methods on the next page and some practice, you’ll soon be creating complex flavour layers in every sip.
Whichever method you choose, practice makes perfect. Have fun experimenting—just mind those fingers!
Black Pine Social
Discover elevated après-anything cocktails at the heart of SilverStar Mountain Resort
Photos courtesy of Black Pine Social
Upstairs from the Red Antler at the heart of SilverStar Mountain Resort, the new Black Pine Social restaurant has two natures—like an urbanite-turned-weekend-warrior.
The alluring room has shades-of-grey walls and floors, and a swishy copper chain mail curtain screening a sexy supper club. It’s also got rustic barnboard panelling and a wood-burning stone fireplace fronted with deep leather couches for enervated skiers and cyclists. There’s a wrap-around patio and a long bar, “comfortable and deep enough for dining and to encourage chat and questions as you taste and order,” says Jacob Sweetapple of Notion Concepts, the brain trust behind a selection of back-bar gems like Eagle Rare bourbon or Don Julio 1942 tequila.
Licor 43 Carajillo
The most refreshing combination of coffee and Licor 43 perfect for any occasion!
• 50 ml Licor 43 Original
• 50 ml espresso or cold brew coffee
2022 Cocktail Gift Guide
These gift ideas will warm the hearts and glasses of every cocktail lover on your list.
Luxe Libations
The Alchemist tasting panel reviews high-end spirits
Sometimes nothing will do but the highest of high-end spirits. Perhaps there is an important anniversary to commemorate, a business deal to cement, a mentor to thank. Or maybe you are just lucky enough to stumble upon a tasting where you can sip something rare that’s been aging in a barrel for decades. Whatever the event, there comes a time when you may be able to enjoy an ultra-premium spirit—or a cocktail that’s been made with it. We asked our tasting panel to share some of their favourites and the cocktails they’d make with them (if they could afford to). This issue, our tasting panel team comprises bartenders Sabrine Dhaliwal, Robyn Gray, Grant Sceney and David Wolowidnyk. Here’s what they had to say.
Tequila Martinez
Recipe courtesy of Robyn Gray.
1.5 oz Clase Azul Ultra Aged tequila
1.5 oz Carpano Antica Formula vermouth
2 tsp maraschino liqueur
Garnish: orange zest