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Mezcal Mule

• 2 oz mezcal • 0.25 oz jalapeño and pear syrup (see note) • 0.5 oz fresh squeezed lime juice • 4 oz ginger ...

Spicy Pear Old Fashioned

• 2 oz Canadian rye whisky • 0.25 oz jalapeño and pear syrup (see note) • 3 dashes Angostura bitters (more…)

Chuzzlewit's Pear

• ¼ Anjou pear • 0.5 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice • 0.75 oz blended scotch whisky • 0.75 oz amontillado ...

Scotch Coffee

• 30ml The Glenlivet Founders Reserve • 10ml rich demerara syrup (2:1)* • 120ml coffee • 15ml coconut ...

The lady in Red

This recipe, courtesy of the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, is inspired by a gracious spirit said to haunt the halls ...

Hay, Hoe, Let’s Grow

Created by Max Curzon-Price of the Botanist at Fairmont Pacific Rim. • 2 oz Bombay Sapphire gin • 1 oz ...

Red moon over manhattan

Try this new classic for your holiday parties. • 2 oz chilled red wine • 0.5 oz bourbon • 0.25 oz simple ...

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Douglas Fir

Douglas fir-infused gin brings a fresh, evergreen aroma to this complex sip, balanced by Cointreau, dry and sweet vermouths, and citrusy bitters.

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This gin cocktail balances crisp citrus and dry curaçao with the delicate floral notes of lavender tonic syrup.

Scorpion

Originally a blender drink from Beachbum Berry, and traditionally served as a bowl for six with a gardenia ...

End of an era

Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period meets the Martini. • 1.5 oz Grey Goose Pear • 0.75 oz Hpnotiq • 0.25 oz vermouth ...
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