by Matthew Benevoli | Sep 25, 2025
Difficulty Medium Spirit Gin 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....
by The Alchemist | Jul 16, 2025
Difficulty Medium Spirit Whisky This variation on a Paper Plane is by Anita Dorion, the Toronto-based Vine Translator. INGREDIENTS: 0.5 oz bourbon 0.5 oz Aperol 0.5 oz Amaro Nonino Quintessentia Juice of ½ lemon, freshly squeezed Sparkling wine of choice METHOD: Add...
by The Alchemist | Mar 28, 2025
Difficulty Medium Spirit Whisky Recipe by Tabytha Towe, bartender/server at Brix & Mortar Restaurant in Vancouver. 1.25 oz Basil Hayden bourbon 0.25 oz Mia Amata or similar amaro 0.25 oz Bénédictine 1 barspoon yellow Chartreuse 5 drops Ms. Better’s Cypress Bitters...
by The Alchemist | Mar 28, 2025
Difficulty Medium Spirit Brandy Recipe by Oliver Leung, co-owner of Suite 115 Cocktail Bar in Toronto. 0.75 oz Basil Hayden bourbon 0.75 oz Calvados 0.5 oz sweet vermouth 0.25 oz Bénédictine 0.25 oz chai syrup (see recipe) 2 dashes peach bitters Garnish: orange peel...
by The Alchemist | Mar 28, 2025
Difficulty Medium Spirit Whisky This variation on the classic is from Jessica Toews, bar manager at PiDGiN in Vancouver. • 1 bar spoon absinthe • 1 sugar cube • 3 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters • 2 oz Uncle Nearest 1856 bourbon • Garnish: lemon twist Pour absinthe into a...
