Gins & Roses

Justin Taylor’s Gins & Roses. Jennifer Gauthier photo

This British-inspired cocktail was created in 2017 by Justin Taylor, in Vancouver.

• 1 oz Odd Society Wallflower Gin
• 1 oz sloe gin
• 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
• 0.25 oz honey syrup (see note)
• 0.75 oz pasteurized egg whites
• 3 dashes Bittered Sling Kensington Bitters
• 3 drops rose water

Chill a coupe glass with ice. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 20 seconds. Fine strain cocktail into the chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with dehydrated rose petals. Serves 1.

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Bramble

Bramble. Jennifer Gauthier photo

This classic cocktail was created in 1984 by Dick Bradsell, in London. 

• 1.5 oz London Dry gin
• 0.75 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 0.5 oz simple syrup (see note)
• 0.5 oz Okanagan Spirits Blackberry Liqueur

Combine gin, lemon and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake. Strain over fresh ice in a double old-fashioned glass. Cap cocktail with crushed ice. Drizzle blackberry liqueur over the top of the cocktail. Garnish with fresh organic blackberries. Serves 1.

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Corpse Reviver #2

Corpse Reviver #2. Jennifer Gauthier photo

This classic cocktail was created by Harry Craddock, 1930, in London.

• 1 oz gin
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz Cocchi Americano
• 1 oz fresh-squeezed lemon juice
• 1 dash Taboo Absinthe

Chill a Nick & Nora glass with ice. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 20 seconds. Fine strain cocktail into the chilled cocktail glass. Serves 1.

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Hanky Panky

The Hanky Panky. Jennifer Gauthier photo

This classic cocktail was created by Ada Coleman, circa 1903, London. 

• 1 oz Beefeater London Dry Gin
• 1 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino (or other sweet vermouth)
• 2 dashes Fernet Branca

Chill a coupe glass with water and ice. In a mixing glass, add ingredients with ice and stir gently for about 20 seconds. Strain into the coupe and garnish with a slice of orange peel. Serves 1.

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Harry’s Bar French 75

Shaun Layton’s version of the Harry’s Bar French 75. Dan Toulgoet photo.

At Coquille Fine Seafood, Shaun Layton’s bar program focuses on “light, crushable drinks” that pair well with the menu. This variation on the classic French 75 comes from Harry’s Bar in Paris: “Until I went to Harry’s Bar, I never knew they served it long on the rocks with a bit of Ricard,” Layton says.

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The Joyce

Try The Joyce at Long Table Distillery. Jennifer Gauthier photo

INGREDIENTS:
• 1.5 oz Long Table London Dry Gin
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• 0.75 oz rhubarb syrup (see note)
• 1 dash Ms. Better’s Green Strawberry Mah Kwan bitters

METHOD:
Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker and add ice. Give it a hard shake, then fine-strain into a chilled coupe. If you like, garnish with a dried citrus wheel, preferably blood orange. Serves 1.

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Odd Society Gin & Tonic Sour

Odd Society’s Gin & Tonic Sour. RD Cane photo.

INGREDIENTS: 
• 2 oz Odd Society Wallflower Gin
• 0.5 oz tonic syrup
• 0.25 oz diluted maple syrup
• 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
• 3 dashes Fee Brothers plum bitters
• Ms Better’s Miraculous Botanical Foamer

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Resurrection Spirits

Resurrection Spirits photo

Created by bartenders for bartenders. At this stylish East Van distillery, a team led by bartender-turned-distiller Brian Grant crafts rye-based spirits and other cocktail-friendly products.

1672 Franklin St., Vancouver
604-253-0059
ResurrectionSpirits.ca

Read more about Resurrection Spirits:

Say hi to rye: The Alchemist tasting panel samples Canadian and American rye spirits

Rock & rye: Resurrecting a distinctly Canadian spirit in Vancouver

A barrel of fun: Private-cask whisky sales are a “futures” investment in B.C.’s small-batch distillers. Here’s how and why they do it.

Business in the back, party in the front: Distillery tasting rooms are some of the hottest cocktail bars in B.C. Here are a few to try in the Vancouver area

Resurrection Spirits arises in East Van: City’s newest craft distillery is focused on making ‘spirits for bartenders’

Recipe: Copper Harvest


PRODUCTS

• White Rye
• Pale Rye
• BC Dry Gin
• Rosé Gin

Stillhead Distillery

Stillhead Distillery photo

Owned by the Colebank family—Brennan and Erica, and his parents Ron and Christal—this craft distillery in the Cowichan Valley ferments and distills all their products from B.C.-grown fruits and grains.

105-5301 Chaster Road, Duncan
250-748-6874
Stillhead.ca


PRODUCTS

• Vodka
• London Dry Gin
• Wild Blackberry Infused Vodka
• Kirsch
• Aged Apple Brandy

Lucid Spirits

Lucid Spirits photo

This Delta-based distillery uses only local agricultural products in its spirits, which include a wheat-based whisky.

105B-8257 9nd St., Delta
604-349-3316
LucidSpirits.ca


PRODUCTS

• Northern Vodka
• Northern Gin
• Oaked Gin
• Apple Spirit
• B.C. Rye
• Blueberry Liqueur
• Raspberry Liqueur
• Lemon Liqueur
• Coffee Liqueur

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