by Matthew Benevoli | Jul 29, 2026 | Home Bar
When life gives you lemons… make limoncello How does vacationing on the Amalfi coast, sipping a lemony cocktail, sound to you? While I can’t bring Italy’s seaside back to Canada, let’s recreate a taste of the Mediterranean at home, by crafting homemade...
by Matthew Benevoli | Dec 19, 2025 | Home Bar
The perfect sipper for sweater weather As the weather shifts from warm to cold and dewy mornings turn frosty, we all look for ways to stay warm and cozy. Sometimes we grab a sweater or fuzzy blanket, but this year why not try hot buttered rum? I normally gravitate...
by Matthew Benevoli | Sep 23, 2025 | Home Bar
Discover a world of flavour in a cuppa Tea is one of the world’s most common beverages—second only to water in terms of the amount consumed—yet it’s often overlooked as a cocktail ingredient. And that’s too bad, because it’s far more versatile, accessible and fun to...
by Matthew Benevoli | Jan 22, 2025 | Home Bar
These garnishes add a grace note to cocktails—and make an excellent gift, too Garnishes can be beautiful, vibrant, eye-catching additions to what we eat and drink. The more appealing, the more they add to our enjoyment. Though usually small in size, garnishes can have...
by Matthew Benevoli | Sep 13, 2024 | Home Bar
With clarified cocktails, both the process and the result are a little bit magical Clarifying cocktails may seem like a modern technique, but it actually dates to 1700s England, when milk punches were batched in large quantities in advance of parties. Long before...
