I worked for forty years and took six months vacation every year. So in forty years, I only worked twenty.
— jack, 80, bar owner
So man up, quit your bitchin” and grab a stool, cause it’s gonna be a long night.
New York Cocktail
Not to be confused with a Manhatten, this sweet cocktail has Big Apple flavour. Use that good ol’ premium Canadian Whiskey for a great taste.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces whiskey
- 1 ounce lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspon grenadine
- 1 teaspoon superfine sugar
- Lemon twist
Prepartion
Combine liquid ingredients and sugar, shake well with ice, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
If I had a nickel for every pretty girl I bought a drink, well, I’d still be far behind.
You should have seen me back in the day, kid. I was a real terror. The ladies loved me and the men were afraid of me. A real terror.
—Arnie, 75, businessman
The Winter Mojito
Our friends at the Globe and Mail
Here’s to you and yours, and to mine and ours, and if you and yours ever come across mine and ours, then may you and yours do the…wait,or is it the…ah, to hell with it. I could never remember any of that damn stuff anyway. Best to be original, right?
Sazerac Official Cocktail of the city of New Orleans dates back to the civl war and is said to be the quintessential Big Easy cocktail.
Ingredients
1/2 teaspoon of absinthe
1 dash of bitters
1/2 teaspoon of simple syrup
2 ounces rye
Lemon twist
Preparation
Coat the bottom of a chilled Old Fashioned glass with absinthe. Add the bitters and simple syrup and then the rye. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Harvey Wallbanger - Fall Season Series 3
Legend has it the Harvey was created in the 1950’s by Donato “Duke” Antone, the famed LA mixologist, who also gave fame to the Godfather, Rusty Nail, and Flaming Caesar. This drink is pretty powerful so don’t be surprised if your banging into a couple walls at the end of the night
Ingredients
1 ounce vodka
4 ounces orange juice
1/2 ounce Gailiano
Preparation
Pour vodka and orange juice into a Collins glass over ice cubes and stir. Float the Galliano on top and serve.
The well stocked fall/winter bar
Pack up your blender and throw away those extra lime and lemon garnishes in the fridge. Your cocktail creation for the fall/winter season should be focused on warming you up, rather then cooling you down. Shorter and stiffer cocktails will engage deeper flavours and keep you away from hibernation.
Spices, richer textured boozes, eggs, and even pumpkin should be making appearances in Q4 and Q1. We’ve listed out some beverage choices for the coming months below…
Beer
Darker ales and stouts are sippers this season. Not great with a heavy meal, these beers should be depth in flavour and texture. Couple of our favourites are Guinness (obviously), St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout, Innis & Gunn Original, Granville Island Pumpkin Ale and Upper Canada Dark Ale.
Not from the area? Test the knowledge of your local bar-keep or liquor store clerk, they should be able to help.
Bourbon
Knob Creek is our favourite as it has that subtle caramel taste. If your not looking to spend the extra bucks, Wild Turkey will do.
Beat a couple eggs, add some sugar, flour, one cup bourbon, half a cup cognac, milk, and you got your self a quick egg nog.
Scotch
Do people from Scotland drink Macallan 18 or 25 year? Probably not. Don’t let the commercialization of single malts get to you, especially during the holiday season. We’re big fans of the simple Glenfiddichs or Glenlivets. If your looking for something Canadian try the Glen Breton.
Smokey characteristic scotches are your Oban’s and Lagavulin’s. Want to start your car with your breathe? Laphroaig will do the trick as its 50% methane.
