La Mezcaleria

Mmmargaritas

June 23, 2023 No Comments

Our favourite summer cocktail offers the perfect canvas for artful variations

The Coconut and Mint Margarita from Monarca. Nora Hamade photo

The Margarita is a splash of happiness, the quintessential summer cocktail and one of the most popular drinks in the world. Whether you like it frozen or on the rocks, in a pre-dinner coupette, a plastic cup poolside or poured from a pitcher, it’s a classic that hits all the right notes with the bitterness of tequila, the tartness of fresh lime, the sweetness of orange liqueur and the salt, which heightens all the flavours.

Recipes

Spicy Tamarind Mezcal Margarita

June 20, 2023 No Comments

• 1 oz tamarind syrup (see note)

• 1.5 oz mezcal

• 0.5 oz lime juice

• 0.5 oz Cointreau

• 0.5 oz agave syrup

• Dash habanero bitters

• Garnish: Tajín Clásico Seasoning for rim, dehydrated lime wheel

The Alchemist

Five top cocktail trends for 2017

January 6, 2017 No Comments

Van Isle Iced Tea—created by Brad Stanton and Robyn Gray, head bartenders at Prohibition—taps into several of the top cocktail trends of 2017. Viranlly Liemena photo (courtesy of Prohibition).

Well, thank goodness that’s over. This past year was enough to drive a person to drink. Luckily, the city’s best bartenders know just what we’re craving right now and in the year ahead. Here are the top-five cocktail trends they say we’ll be enjoying in 2017. Cheers!