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• 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
• 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
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
The Punch Brunch, held at Botanist at the Fairmont Pacific Rim on January 26, was the official launch for the inaugural Vancouver Cocktail Week presented by The Alchemist magazine, which will be held March 7 to 10, 2021. For more cocktail recipes from the brunch, see: The Rye of the Tiger, A Bit Curious, Flapjack Punch and Morning Ritual.
The Kir Royale (or Royal, if you prefer) is the kind of swanky fizz that could have been conjured up by some posh hotel barkeep trying to impress a well-heeled customer. In fact, its backstory is much more thrilling than that.
• 1 oz gin or vodka
• 1 oz Aperol
• 0.5 oz lemon juice
• Dash orange flower water
• 2 oz sparkling wine
• 5 oz aged rum
• 2 oz cognac
• 6 oz falernum
• 6 oz oleo saccharum (see note)
• 3 oz pineapple juice
• 8 oz sparkling wine
• 1 oz Hendricks Gin
• 0.75 oz St. Germain elderflower liqueur
• 1.5 oz cranberry juice
• 0.25 oz lemon juice
• Sparkling wine
• 2 cups Victoria Spirits Empress Gin
• 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 0.75 cup lavender syrup (see note)
• 1.5 tsp orange bitters
• 4 cups dry sparkling wine
Combine ingredients in a large pitcher. Stir gently, then bottle, seal and refrigerate or stash in ice.