Mixing Up A Ungava Gin G & T With Grapefruit Juice From our pal Karen: I was totally fascinated with Ungava Gin @ungava_gin when the bold and beautiful yellow colour caught my eye in the Gin aisle. This Canadian Gin is named after the Ungava Peninsula found at the northern tip of Quebec. It has natural herbs…
Category: Cocktails
Wild Sweets® – Mulled Hot Cherry Cocoa Tea
Wild Sweets® Cocktail For The Holidays Why not sweeten up your holiday party with a little something special. Mulled wine is so last year. Ingredients: 8 oz / 250 mL Cherry Cocoa Tea (1 bottle) from Wild Sweets® By Dominique & Cindy Duby 1/2 orange flesh (± 45g) 1 pinch Ancho chili powder 1.5 oz French…
What’s Karen Drinking – Pumpkin Margarita
Mixing Up a Pumpkin Margarita From our pal Karen: It’s the American Thanksgiving next week and my cousin who lives in the US asked me to make a cocktail for her guests who don’t eat dessert. Like me. Knowing she would be making her fabulous pumpkin pies I knew she would have pumpkin purée on…
What’s Karen Drinking – Turmeric Tea
Mixing Up a Turmeric Tea It’s time for a Mocktail, so kick back and relax and mix up yourself something that Karen’s been drinking! From our pal Karen: It’s Mocktail Monday and I have made a Turmeric Tea that can be enjoyed warm or cold. Served warm it also helps soothe winter colds and sore…
What’s Karen Drinking – Tequila Cosmopolitan
Mixing Up a Tequila Cosmopolitan It’s that time of week again, so kick back and relax and mix up yourself something that Karen’s been drinking! From our pal Karen: “It’s the last day of summer (when she made this one!) and I wanted to take it out with something a bit summery.😎Cheers and farewell dear summer…
What’s Karen Drinking – Blood Orange G&T
Mixing Up a Blood Orange G&T It’s that time of week again, so kick back and relax and mix up yourself something that Karen’s been drinking! From our pal Karen: “It’s the Thanksgiving long weekend here in Canada. I found bags of Blood Oranges @costco_canada and they’re perfect for making a colourful and delicious welcoming cocktail for…
What’s Karen Drinking – The Brown Derby
Mixing Up A Brown Derby Our pal Karen is at it again and mixed up The Brown Derby! From Karen “BROWN DERBY 🍂🐝 I love using Honey in Fall drinks and the Brown Derby is a favourite. This classic cocktail from the golden age of Old Hollywood was named after the famous celebrity spotting restaurant in…
BC Blueberry Cocktails
Mix Up Some BC Blueberry Cocktails With These Local Libations It’s BC Blueberry season and there’s plenty of berries this year. They’re great in muffins, salads, in pies, sauces jams, and, of course, cocktails! There’s even a locally made Blueberry Vodka made with Bremner’s Blueberries by Marcus Von Albrecht at XFour Vodka(they’re also a client…
Bacardi Introduces Two New Premium Rums For Father’s Day
Bacardi Knows What Your Dad Wants To Drink Bacardi has two new premium rums coming out for Father’s day – BACARDÍ Añejo Cuatro and BACARDÍ Gran Reserva Diez and as usual, we are thirsty! First up is BACARDÍ Añejo Cuatro barrel-aged for a minimum of four years, this rum takes elevated cocktails to another level. It has a beautiful golden apricot hue…
Negroni Week at The Rosewood Hotel Georgia
Rosewood Hotel Georgia is pleased to announce that Reflections, 1927 Lobby Lounge, and Prohibition will all be participating in Negroni Week, June 4th – 10th Now in its sixth year, Negroni Week was launched as a celebration of the classic cocktail and as an effort to raise money for charities around the world. This year,…
National Caesar Day Part 3 – Caesars at Timber
Timber on Robson Has One of The Best Caesars in Town In honour of National Caesar Day we are throwing it back to our interview with Restaurant Manager Margot Balaro of both Timber Restaurant and Forage. We checked in with her for her Caesar recipe. and sampled some snacks at Timber and recorded another segment…
Caesars Aboard The Rocky Mountaineer
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louis’ Oisin Collins’ Recipe Featured on The Rocky Mountaineer Did you know the Caesar was actually invented in Calgary, developed by hotel restaurant manager Walter Chell nearly 40 years ago? This year, luxury tourist train Rocky Mountaineer and the Fairmont teamed up to create a new version of the classic drink, here…
Grey Goose Ambassador Stephanie Lamb Reinvents the Caesar
Grey Goose Ambassador Stephanie Lamb Reinvents the Caesar Who doesn’t love a good Caesar? We love Caesars at brunch, or after a cycle on a hot day. We’re particularly fond of Walter’s Caesar Mix, and highly suggest you pick up a bottle or two and mix up some of these alternatives from Canadian Grey Goose Ambassador Stephanie Lamb….
What’s Karen Drinking – The Holland House Cocktail
Mixing Up The Holland House Cocktail Our pal Karen is at it again and mixed up The Holland House Cocktail. She’s part Dutch and this drink is in honour of the Dutch side of her family. This drink uses Genever which is a Dutch spirit that is a predecessor to gin and created prior to the…
Handcrafted Spirits on TSN1410 – Negroni Sbagliato at La Quercia With Jen Mansell
La Quercia Serves Up Italian Cocktails on West 4th The cocktail list is heavy with Italian influence at La Quercia on West Fourth near Alma, and we checked in to learn more about for the Craft Spirits show on TSN1410 with Jen Mansell who whipped up a Negroni Sbagliato. Tune into the segment to learn more…
What’s Karen Drinking – The Sidecar
Karen’s Mixing Up The Sidecar This Week The new “What’s Karen Drinking” has been well received by our readers and I eagerly await her next libation! Check out Karen’s instagram account for more ideas for the home bar. This week she’s mixing up The Side Car Cheers! #whatskarendrinking The Sidecar is a classic cocktail thought to have…
What’s Karen Drinking – The Clover Club
Karen’s Mixing Up The Clover Club This Week “What’s Karen Drinking” has been a successful addition to GLV and we’re going to continue it on into 2018! Check out Karen’s instagram account for more festive libations. This week she’s mixing up The Clover Club and added some festive sugared raspberries as garnish! Cheers! #whatskarendrinking The Clover Club…
Saturday Sips What’s Karen Drinking
Santa’s Little Helper This is the second in the “What’s Karen Drinking” as it’s Saturday again! I’ve been watching my friend Karen’s instagram account and thought that this drink was the most festive this time of year! When I asked Karen for the inspiration, she said “I heard Santa wanted an adult beverage once the sleigh…
Christmas In November Cocktails With Micah Dew
Micah Dew Mixes Up Magic For The Holidays and Beyond Still catching up on posts from all I learned this year and want to share some drink recipes from my Alberta trip so you can create a few during the holiday season! Another great seminar at the Jasper Park Lodge’s Christmas in November weekend, was…
Saturday Sips – What’s Karen Drinking
Festive Pomegranate Gin and Tonic If you follow my friend Karen Van Vloten on Instagram, you probably get thirsty! She’s got a great engagement rate as her feed is full of the cocktails she crafts; her’s is the party you want to get invited to. It’s been a holiday tradition for her and I to…
