Blanco Mezcal Negroni

Blanco Mezcal Negroni. Photo courtesy of Peya

Recipe by Chris Enns of Peya, Vancouver.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 oz Solmano Mezcal Espadín con Mango

• 1 oz Martini Bianco

• 1 oz Suze (or, for a local option, try Woods Amaro Chario or Victoria Distillers Bitter Bianca)

• Garnish: Grapefruit twist

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How to make a dirty soda

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Making a dirty soda is less about following a recipe than it is about assembling the soda, syrup, cream (or creamer) and other add-ins to your own taste. But this is a good place to start. And if you do feel like breaking the rules and adding a shot of vodka or other spirits, we promise not to tell.

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Hot Toddy

Hot Toddy. Matthew Benevoli photo

According to cocktail historian David Wondrich: “The hot toddy was the original way single-malt scotches were consumed as they were considered to be ‘lesser quality’ whisky in contrast to the art of blended scotch.”

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Kyoto Collins

Kyoto Collins. Matthew Benevoli recipe

This refreshing long drink uses a soda made with fragrant white tea. White teas are harvested from the youngest, most tender buds and leaves of the tea plant, and very lightly processed, resulting in a delicate, often floral flavour.

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Idol Meets Impostor

Idol Meets Impostor. Matthew Benevoli photo

This twist on a classic Old Fashioned gets an appealing smoky note from the ice cube made with Lapsang Souchong, a Chinese black tea whose leaves are dried over burning pinewood for a rich, bold and earthy flavour with subtle bonfire notes.

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The Belly of the Beast

The Belly of the Beast. Photo courtesy of Library Bar

Recipe by Tristin Vissers, bartender at Toronto’s Library Bar.

INGREDIENTS: 

1.5 oz Appleton Estate 12 Year old rum

0.75 oz Brown Butter Fat-Washed Bearface Triple Oak whisky (see note)

0.75 oz Metaxa 5 Star brandy

0.75 oz grapefruit juice

0.75 oz sea buckthorn juice

0.75 oz Toasted Pecan & Mace Orgeat (see recipe below)

1 dash Angostura bitters

Garnish: cedar sprig, cinnamon sticks, bitters

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