Category: cocktail

Having an adult beverage while bowling is common, although many people you will see may have a beer.  But in some cases, you may see a cocktail.  In part we have cocktail culture expanding everywhere, but I hope we see cocktails spread into the bowling alleys, thanks to the movie, The Big Lebowski, and now this book, The Unofficial Big…

What do you know about Champagne, other than its bubbles and high quality?  Do you know where the Champagne region is located in France? How the 360 Champagne Houses and 16,100 growers get the bubbles in the bottle?  Which grapes are permitted to make Champagne? Or that 297.6 million bottles of Champagne were shipped around the world in 2019?  Let…

There are four major Cognac houses: Hennessy, Rémy Martin, Martell and Courvoisier. You probably have tried a cognac from at least one of these producers.  My personal favourite is Martell.  But what is Cognac? Can you enjoy Cognac in a cocktail, maybe for Valentine’s Day before your meal? What is Cognac? Cognac is a type of brandy that is named…

In case you like cocktails, why not make some with sparkling wine for the holidays?  Here are three cocktail recipes using BC sparkling wine that were sent to my email. Sparkling Wine Cocktail Recipes French 75 Elegance in a glass! The citrus aromas in Jackson-Triggs 2018 Reserve Esprit Methode Classique combined with the lemon juice flavours and herbal, woodsy notes of gin…

Depending on the season, many of us prefer different drinks.  For wine drinkers, for example, crisp white wines in the summer and big bold wines in winter.  Cocktails can also change depending on the season.  I received a few mulled cocktail recipes via email that I would like to pass along to you to enjoy over the holidays and the…

I recently noticed the book, “New Mocktails Bible” by Editors of Fox Chapel Publishing and decided to read and review it for you.  Hopefully, this book will find its way into many mixologists’ libraries of drinks.   I drink wine, beer, and alcohol-based cocktails, but sometimes I am with other people that don’t for various reasons, such as diabetics, athletes in…

Are you into the cocktail culture?  How about saving our bees and butterflies?  They are pollinators that we need in order to harvest many fruits and vegetables.  You can enjoy cocktails and help to save the bees, and other pollinators, by purchasing the Float like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee cocktail kit made by local Wayward Distillery together with Pollinator…

This is likely the most unique wine made in BC; Mayhem Wines Fortified Gewurztraminer 2018.  Gewurztraminer is generally a grape that typically offers lychee, citrus, sweet spices and more; overall a very flavourful grape.  Mayhem Wines took their grapes and fermented them down to 19 brix before being fortified with 93% alcohol. This wine was then put to barrel and…

I’ve been enjoying Cabot Trail Maple Cream in my coffee during the Fall and Winter months the past few years.  But you can also use this to make creamy cocktails.  Below are a few recipes sent to me by Ungava Spirits.  Here is a link to the BC Liquor Stores if you would like to buy a bottle. ~~~ AUTUMN…

I enjoy drinking Cabot Trail Maple Cream with my coffee over the winter, but the Maple Cream can also be used to make cool cocktails in the summer.  I received these three cocktail recipes from the Ungava Spirits distillery to share with you.  Give them a try and let me know how you like them.   CABOT TRAIL MAPLE COLADA Ingredients1…