On June 10-11, 2010, Playboy magazine celebrated its 50th anniversary; selected cities and venues worldwide were chosen to host parties to commemorate the world-famous Playboy Clubs. The Playboy cocktail below was served at the pre-dinner reception party in Niagara Falls, Ontario; a combination […]
When I started writing about the Hurricane cocktail, my idea wasn’t about posting another Tiki drink recipe but seeing how many variations there are.The Hurricane is an iconic and refreshing tropical cocktail. It combines passion fruit and orange juices with tropical flavours and rum.
These Aperol drinks are easy to make, refreshing, and you don’t need any special equipment. Shaker, blender, some ice, and you are good to go.
Hpnotiq is a collection of different, easy-to-make, fruity, tropical Hpnotiq-based recipes. Hpnotiq Appletini 3/4 oz. Sour Apple Liqueur1 oz. HPNOTIQA couple of splashes of pineapple juice.Shake with ice, strain into a martini glass, and garnish with a lemon twist or apple slice. Perfect
Yuzu Toddy is perfect for those cold Fall and Winter nights. Imagine sitting by the fireplace, sipping delicious, warming drinks, and enjoying a quiet night with your friends. Like any drink of the tody family, Yuzu Toddy can be made with any liquor.
Lychee pink peppercorn drink can be made in two ways: served on a spoon, as a jello shot, or as a regular drink. I will post the recipe for the drink first, as it is easier and faster to make. 1 1/2 oz
Breakfast for Champions is not your traditional breakfast; before I say anything else, it is not for kids. It is more of an attempt at bringing back childhood memories, like vacations, no worries, and good times. Having cereal, milk, and some berries in
X-Rated Mojito is made with X-Rated Fusion Liqueur, Raspberry vodka, and Meyer’s lemons. X-Rated Fusion is a fruity liqueur made in France. It has a premium vodka base infused with Provence blood orange, mango, and passion fruit flavours. It can be served over ice as a modifier in
These Sorbet and Popsicle recipes are for grown-ups, not for kids, as I’m using alcohol to add flavour and turn cocktails into an edible, ice cream type of dessert. Recreating well-known recipes for sorbet and popsicles will hopefully bring back the happy childhood
Eden’s Ember is a Mojito-style cocktail with multiple layers of different tastes and aromas. It combines mint, apple, aromatics, and light spiciness of two Tabasco pepper sauces. I created this cocktail in 2008 for Canada’s Tabasco cocktail competition, and it was chosen as
The Cherry Vodka recipe experiment happened by accident. I was going through my home bar inventory when I saw a whole bottle of unopened cherry vodka sitting there alone. At that moment, I knew I had to do something about it. There was
The Mango Passion Fruit foam post is a collection of recipes I created while playing around with foams and their implementation in drinks. If you are not sure what flavour can be used as foam, the easier way will probably be to deconstruct
The Beach is a fruity tiki cocktail style with a subtle spicy aftertaste, easily drinkable anytime during the day.
Lapsang is a potato vodka-based cocktail with a predominantly smokey flavour and a hint of Yuzu citrus aroma. The Lapsang Souchong tea introduces a smoking aroma, which can be compared to some Scotch malt whiskies. If you are unfamiliar with this tea, I
Yuzu Champagne is a Prosecco sparkling wine cocktail with citrus flavour and a dash of orange bitters.
Spicy Zubr has a slightly spicy taste thanks to the Jalapeno Tabasco, which binds well with the grassiness of the Żubrówka and the aromatics of the Lillet Blanc and the Peychaud’s bitters.
Ginzu cocktail is an apéritif —a stimulating drink before dinner. It combines gin, Italian bitters—Aperol and Averna—and Yuzu juice.
