The Arbutus Cove

The Arbutus Cove by Nic VanBergen. Photo courtesy of Naramata Inn

A cocktail with locally sourced ingredients created by Nic VanBergen for Eliza at the Naramata Inn. 

• 1 oz Arbutus Distillery Blue Gin
• 0.5 oz Arbutus Lavender Liquor
• 0.75 oz Cane Sugar Syrup
• 0.5 oz Grape Acid (see note)
• Lunessence Riesling Brut
• Garnish: Flower from the garden

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A Toast to Eliza

The Naramata Inn’s basement wine and cocktail bar commemorates the town’s original hostess with the most, Eliza Robinson.

Enjoy cocktails, by-the-glass wines and bites of chef Ned Bell’s “Naramatian French” cuisine at Eliza. Jon Adrian photo

In summer, the restaurant veranda of the Naramata Inn is the place to be, with its graceful plates, shady corners and attentive service. Come fall, a cozy alternative returns: the downstairs wine bar and sunny stone patio that also features the Inn’s uber-local B.C. craft cocktails. A glass of some of the region’s most-wanted wines or a cocktail that captures seasonal flavour (like Give Peas a Chance, ah herbaceous pea-shoot-infused drink inspired by the Last Word) is enough to make the stone-floored, wine-cellar styled room feel as warm as Okanagan summer.

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