• 5 mint leaves
• 5 blueberries
• 2 oz Rémy Martin VSOP Cognac
• 0.5 oz Demerera syrup (see note)
Myrtille Julep
Cuban Blues (including a zero-proof version)
REGULAR VERSION:
• 1.5 oz Havana Club 3 rum
• 0.5 oz Cointreau
• 0.25 oz Green Chartreuse
• 0.75 oz blueberry, banana, basil orgeat (see note)
• 0.75 oz lime juice
ZERO-PROOF VERSION:
• 2 oz Seedlip Grove
• 0.25 oz Seedlip Garden
• 2 dashes non-alcoholic orange bitters
• 2 drops saline solution
• 0.75 oz blueberry, banana, basil orgeat (see note)
• 0.75 oz lime juice
Purple rain
• 1.5 oz Beefeater London Dry Gin
• 0.75 oz blueberry and black pepper milk syrup (see note below)
• 0.75 oz lemon juice
• 0.25 oz Noe Pedro Ximenez Sherry
• 1 oz egg white
• Topped with soda
Blue Rose Sour
This aquafaba-based fizz-style cocktail was created by mixologist James Grant at Black Lodge.
• 1.5 oz gin
• 0.75 oz Bols Blue liqueur
• 1 oz lemon juice concentrate
• 0.5 oz simple syrup
• 1.5 oz aquafaba (chickpea water)
• 1 to 2 oz soda water
Vegan Irish Cream
This recipe by Well Seasoned owner Angie Quaale is a tasty, low-carb vegan treat.
• 1 can (13.5 oz) coconut cream
• 0.5 can (about 6.75 oz) coconut milk
• 1 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk
• 0.5 cup Lakanto Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener or coconut sugar
• 1 Tbsp espresso powder
• Pinch of salt
• 1 cup Irish whiskey (or to taste)
Limoncello
This simple liqueur from Justin Taylor is a great after-dinner sipper, but also makes a thoughtful host gift.
• 1 cup oleo saccharum
• 1 cup vodka
Up to date
In this updated classic, Homer Street Café lead bartender Rob Scope uses Lot 40 rye whisky for its bold flavours of spice and oak. The light, dry notes of Manzanilla sherry complement the rye, Grand Marnier adds a touch of orange and Angostura marries all the flavours together.
Adapted from Hugo Ensslin’s Recipes for Mixed Drinks, 1916 edition. Ensslin was the head bartender at the Hotel Wallick in New York City’s Times Square, and gained fame from publishing the first version of the Aviation cocktail.
Negroni Viola
Try this negroni at Nicli Antica in Gastown, or make it yourself at home.
• 0.75 oz Hayman’s sloe gin
• 0.75 oz Campari
• 0.75 oz Marcarini Barolo Chinato
• 0.75 oz fresh lemon
Absinthe Mojito
Okanagan Spirits’ anise-flavoured take on the Cuban classic.
• 1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 6 mint leaves
• 1 oz Taboo Absinthe
• 1 cup crushed ice
• Sparkling water
• Garnish: 1 lime wheel
Bohemian Mule
At Arbutus Distillery, they use their own house-made ginger beer, but any good commercial one would work as well.
• 1 oz Baba Yaga Absinthe
• 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
• Ginger beer