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• 1 oz Tanqueray gin
• 0.67 oz Blueberry Lavender Oleo (see note)
• 0.67 oz lemon juice
• 0.25 oz Luxardo Bitter Bianco
• 3 oz Blue Mountain Brut (or other sparkling wine)
• Garnish: Thyme flower
• 1.5 oz blanco tequila
• 0.5 oz crème de cassis
• 0.75 oz lime juice
• Ginger beer
• Garnish: lime wheel
1 whole lime
1 Tbsp granulated sugar
2 oz cachaça
Garnish: lime zest
Move over Pinot, Tempranillo and Albariño. Wine pairings are fine, but cocktails are increasingly gaining recognition for the role they can play in taking a dining experience to the next level.
The growing trend was on full, tantalizing display during Vancouver Cocktail Week 2022, with cocktail-paired brunches and dinners at spots like Botanist, Tableau Bar Bistro and Carlino proving to be particularly popular.
• 2 oz Lapsang Bourbon (see recipe below)
• 1 oz Salted Asian Pear Syrup (see recipe below)
• 4 drops Apothecary Mystic Caravan Bitters
• Absinthe mist
• Garnish: dehydrated pear slice, lapsang tea smoke
Boom + Batten is a dazzling contemporary hot spot with a prime location on Victoria’s Inner Harbour. It’s also one of the city’s best places to get a well-made cocktail, thanks to the skills of beverage director Vincent Vanderheide and his team. “I always like to say it’s not a bad office,” he says with a laugh.
Another hard seltzer isn’t exactly something to get excited about. Unless, of course, it’s Topo Chico hard seltzer, which has just landed here after wowing the rest of the planet last year.
Pair with: Prawn or fish tacos.
• 1.5 oz Don Papa Rum
• 0.5 oz 1800 Coconut Tequila
• 1 oz lime juice
• 0.5 oz guava syrup
• 0.5 oz guava juice
• 0.5 oz egg white
• 3 drops lime leaf bitters (such as Ms. Better’s)
• Garnish: Angostura bitters
Pair with: Fresh spring greens.
• 1 oz mint-infused gin (see note)
• 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
• 0.25 oz simple syrup (see note)
• 2 dashes cucumber bitters (such as Bitter Truth)
• Sparkling wine to top
• Garnish: Cucumber slice