Mezcal Martini

We’ve got bad news for tequila; mezcal is making a comeback. Although all tequila is mezcal (a type of liquor made from agave), not all mezcal is tequila. Since this agave-based spirit can be made from up to thir ty different kinds of plants,, bar tenders are reaching for varieties of mezcal when crafting new cocktails due

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Ingredients

2oz mezcal

1oz orange liqueur

1ozfresh lime juice

1/2oz agave nectar

Sea salt rim (add cayenne or chili powder to turn up the heat!)

Lime for garnish

Rim with lime, then dip the glass in your salt mixture. Pourents into a shaker with ice, shake until chilled. Strain over ice. Garnish with a lime wedge

With warm weather around the corner, changing up what’s in your glass is an easy way to honour the season. Simple substitutions or aromatic additions to classic cocktails are a great way to to your go-to drinks. Here are

Whiskey Espresso Martini

There’s no doubt that 2022 was the year of the Espresso Martini. Service-industry research indicates that this popular cocktail eclipsed the Manhattan by five places on the index for most-ordered drinks. This spring, variations of this popular cocktail are in, like the Whiskey Espresso Martini, made by swapping out the vodka for a smoky bourbon or top-shelf scotch. Swap out the scotch for a chocolate flavoured bourbon for something even sweeter

Ingredients:

1.5oz whiskey

1oz good-quality espresso

½oz of simple syrup

Garnish with 3 Coffee beans

Add ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake hard until foamy, then strain into a chilled mar tini glass. Garnish with coffee beans and enjoy!

Spoiler alert: The infusion of earl-grey into this sharp yet lifted cocktail will surprise you.

Earl Grey G&T

Swapping out your regular gin for an earl-grey infused variety will bring with it distinct notes of - grey gin, you can easily together by adding chilled earl grey tea.

Ingredients

2oz gin or earl-grey infused gin

3-4oz tonic

½ lemon juice

2 bags of earl grey tea

(optional)

Ice

Optional: Bring water to a boil, add two Earl Grey tea bags. Once the tea reaches room temperature, cover and refrigerate. (Be sure to strain the tea if using loose leaf)

Lime for garnish

Fill a highball glass with crushed ice, mix ingredients. Garnish with a lime.

Bitter Raspberry Collins

A twist on the classic Tom Collins cocktail, this boozy beverage packs a punch with one secret ingredient: Red Bitter Soda. While sometimes hard to find in regular grocery stores, Red Bitter Soda is likely readily available at your local bodega or mercato, as an imported Italian speciality

Ingredients

2 ounces. whiskey

1/2 ounces raspberry syrup (buy or make your own)

3/4 ounces lemon juice

2-3 ounces of red bitter soda

Ice Raspberry or orange slice to garnish

Fill a tall glass with ice and set in freezer to chill. In a shaker, combine whiskey, syrup and lemon juice. Shake thoroughly. Pour soda. Garnish with orange slice or raspberry.

Lavender Gin Sour

This purple spin on a classic cocktail uses botanical-infused gin to get its crisp, lavender shade. Frothy egg whites balance this cocktail out both visually and from not too sweet.

Ingredients

2oz of purple gin

1oz lemon juice

1/2oz lavender simple syrup

1 egg white Ice

Dried lavender for a colourful garnish.

Add ingredients into a shaker without ice and shake thoroughly until white foam appears. Add ice and shake again until chill. Strain into a chilled glass. Scape any leftover foam from the shaker and garnish the