Recipe by Robyn Gray (@robynagray)
• 1.5 oz Copperpenny 005 Social Project Gin
• 1.5 oz Cinzano Rosso Vermouth
• 0.25 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
• 3 dashes Angostura Orange Bitters
• Garnish: orange twist
Gin Martinez
Wet Martini
Recipe by Zoe Bates (@zoeabates)
• 2 oz Saigon Baigur Gin
• 1 oz dry vermouth
• Garnish: lemon twist
Gin Martini
Recipe by Soren Schepkowski (@big.cocktail.guy)
• 2 oz The Botanist Islay Dry Gin
• 0.75 oz dry vermouth
• 2 dashes orange bitters
• Garnish: lemon twist
Wet Martini
Recipe by Dash Tume (@dasht______).
• 2 oz freezer-cold Sipsmith London Dry Gin
• 1 oz extra-dry Italian vermouth
• 1 dash orange bitters
• Garnish: lemon twist
50/50 Gin Martini
Recipe by Evelyn Chick (@evelynchick).
• 1.5 oz Plymouth Gin
• 1.5 oz Guerra Dry Vermouth
• Garnish: lemon twist and olive
Dirty Gin Martini
Recipe by Chantelle Gabino (@chantigabino). Why three olives for garnish? “Because I want an olive at the beginning, middle and end of the drink.”
• 2.25 oz Roku Gin
• 0.75 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino Extra Dry Vermouth
• 0.5 to 0.75 oz Cerignola olive brine
• Garnish: lemon zest, 3 olives
Meat Hook
This is Kate Chernoff’s preferred recipe for the Meat Hook, a classic whisky cocktail named for a famed New York neighbourhood.
1.5 oz Bruichladdich Classic Laddie
0.75 oz sweet vermouth
0.25 oz maraschino liqueur
1 bar spoon (5 mL) Port Charlotte single malt
Garnish: expressed orange oils and a quality cherry
Barrel-aged Negroni
Ingredients:
10 oz Roku Gin (or whatever gin you prefer)
10 oz sweet vermouth
10 oz Campari (or whatever red aperitivo liqueur you prefer)
Dirty Martini
A savoury variation on the classic
2.5 oz gin or vodka
0.5 oz dry vermouth
0.25 to 0.5 oz olive brine
Garnish: 1 or 3 olives on a skewer
Corpse Reviver No. 1
The lesser-known sibling of the Corpse Reviver No. 2, this spirit-forward classic cocktail is renewed with an all-local lineup of ingredients.
1 oz Alchemist Distiller Duke Apple Brandy
1 oz Merridale XXO Brandy
1 oz Esquimalt Wine Rosso Vermouth
1 barspoon simple syrup (optional; see note)
Garnish: orange zest, cherry