Archive for the ‘Cocktail Recipe(s)’ Category

Enjoy a few modern takes on some classic gin cocktails, plus some delicious recipes to pair with those drinks. This is the third of three posts, each featuring a gin cocktail paired with a tasty side dish. The previous posts featured the Sapphire & Sin cocktail paired with Prohibition Turkey Bites and the French Highball paired with Speakeasy Baked Clams.

The following recipes are courtesy of Bombay Sapphire gin and Corbin Tomaszeski, host of Canada’s favourite food shows Dinner Party Wars and Restaurant Makeover.

The Dorothy Parker
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Blind Tiger Potato Rounds with Pea Puree and Shaved Fennel

The Dorothy Parker

(Makes 2 cocktails.)

The Dorothy Parker is an updated twist on the Mary Pickford, a white rum cocktail that was invented in Cuba and made popular by wealthy traveling Americans during the 1920s. Re-imagined using gin instead of rum and dry vermouth instead of maraschino cherry juice, this recipe helps enhance the earthier elements of the gin, such as orris root and angelica.

The Dorothy Parker and Blind Tiger Potato Rounds

Ingredients:
1-1/2 oz Bombay Sapphire gin
1 oz fresh pineapple juice
1 tsp grenadine
2 tsp dry vermouth (In this case: Martini & Rossi Bianco OR substitute with Martini Extra Dry and a teaspoon of sugar.)

Preparation:
Add all ingredients to a shaker with plenty of ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a pineapple leaf and a lime twist.

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The folks at Bombay Sapphire gin shared a few modern takes on some classic gin cocktails, plus some delicious recipes to pair with those drinks. This is the second of three posts, each featuring a gin cocktail paired with a tasty side dish. The previous post featured the Sapphire & Sin cocktail and Prohibition Turkey Bites.

The following recipes are courtesy of Bombay Sapphire gin and Corbin Tomaszeski, host of Canada’s favourite food shows Dinner Party Wars and Restaurant Makeover.

Sapphire French Highball
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Speakeasy Baked Clams

Sapphire French Highball

(Makes 3 cocktails.)

A variation on the French 75 cocktail that was standardized during the prohibition era, the Sapphire French Highball reflects the passion for cocktails that was taken up internationally and by Americans during the times of temperance. The classic French 75 has been re-imagined with the addition of pear nectar to add a rich, fresh flavor that helps to combat the acidity of the lemon and champagne.

Sapphire French Highball and Speakeasy Baked Clams

Ingredients:
1 oz Bombay Sapphire gin
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup (2 parts sugar and 1 part boiling water; stir until dissolved and chill)
1 oz pear nectar/juice
Top with champagne or sparkling wine

Preparation:
Add the first 4 ingredients to a highball glass and stir. Fill the glass with cracked ice (lightly smash some ice cubes).

Top slowly with champagne and stir once more. Garnish with a long “shoestring” lemon twist and edible gold flakes for pizzazz.

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Thanks to the kind people repping Bombay Sapphire gin for sharing a few modern takes on some classic gin cocktails, along with some delicious recipes to pair with those drinks. This is the first of three posts, each featuring a gin cocktail paired with a tasty side dish.

Bring the speakeasy style home and impress your guests with re-imagined cocktail and cuisine pairings that put a modern twist on timeless classics. The following recipes are courtesy of Bombay Sapphire gin and Corbin Tomaszeski, host of Canada’s favourite food shows Dinner Party Wars and Restaurant Makeover.

From the press release:

Inspired by the botanicals in Bombay Sapphire, each dish is rich in worldly, exotic tastes, and is perfectly complimented by the mixable and tantalizing flavours of the gin cocktails. There is a pairing for every palate and these new recipes will inspire Canadians to recreate cocktails at home in their own exclusive clubs to experience classic sophistication and style with a modern twist.

Sapphire & Sin
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Prohibition Turkey Bites

Sapphire & Sin

(Makes 2 cocktails.)

The Sapphire & Sin is a twist on the classic Gin Fix – a traditional cocktail that was developed during the prohibition era – re-imagined by replacing grenadine with ginger syrup.

Sapphire & Sin and Prohibition Turkey Bites

Ingredients:
1-1/2 oz Bombay Sapphire gin
1 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 oz fresh orange juice
1/2 oz fresh ginger syrup (recipe follows)

How to make ginger syrup:
1 cup of powdered white sugar
3/4 cup of boiling water
5 thick slices peeled ginger root.

Add all to a saucepan over a medium heat for 10 minutes, leave to cool for 30 minutes and strain into clean bottle and refrigerate.

Drink preparation:
Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass or on the rocks in an old fashioned glass. Garnish with ginger slices and coriander/cilantro leaves.

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In this recent video, Robert Hess shows us how to make a cocktail that predates 1900! It's called the Fourth Regiment Cocktail and I'm enjoying one right now. Featuring rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, plus the ingredients that really got my eye: a trio of bitters (orange, creole and celery).

As Hess mentions in the video, fans of the Manhattan are likely to enjoy this drink. I particularly liked the flavour imparted by the celery bitters, it really comes out in the final result, without being too overpowering. I've been trying to use my celery bitters, which I love, as an ingredient in something other than my Bloody Mary.

Give it a go and let me know what you think.

Fourth Regiment Cocktail

I can't say enough about the great videos and knowledgeable individuals featured on the Small Screen Network. If you're a big fan of cocktails and enjoy visual lessons, this website is simply fantastic.

What did you think of the Fourth Regiment Cocktail?

The final long weekend of the summer is here. It's a bittersweet thought. Still, with 3 weeks of summer left, there's still plenty of time to soak up some sun, spend time with family and friends and enjoy a few good tequila cocktails, courtesy of our friends at Milagro Tequila. Have a wonderful Labour Day weekend!

Freshest Margarita

Freshest Margarita

Ingredients:
2 oz Milagro Silver Tequila
1 oz lime juice
3/4 oz agave nectar

Preparation:
Shake in a shaker with cracked ice and serve over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a half rim of salt and a lime wheel.

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