Love cocktails as much as we do? Then try your hand at making some of these cocktails from local bartenders, bars and distilleries.
2 oz. (60ml) Odd Society East Van Vodka
1/2 oz. (15mL) Odd Society Cassis
1/4 oz. (7.5ml) orange flower syrup*
3/4 oz. (22.5ml) fresh lemon juice
1 egg white (optional)
Glass - Large cocktail glass
Method - Hard and double strain
Garnish - none
*Combine 50 ml of concentrated orange flower water with 250 ml sugar and 250 ml water. Heat and stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Bottle and store in the fridge.
1 1/2 oz. (45mL) Long Table London Dry Gin
1 oz. (30mL) fresh lemon juice
3/4 oz. (22.5mL) Ms. Better’s Rhubarb Syrup
1 dash Ms. Better’s Green Strawberry Mah Kwan Bitters
Glass - Large Coupe
Method - Shake and double strain
Garnish - Dehydrated grapefruit crescent
1 oz. (30mL) Okanagan Spirits Gin
1 oz. (30mL) Okanagan Spirits Raspberry Eau de Vie
1 oz. (30mL) Rhubarb Syrup
½ oz. Lime
2 dashes Bittered Sling Orange & Juniper Bitters
Glass - Large cocktail glass
Method - Muddle lime, shake and double strain
Garnish - raspberry
2 oz. (60mL) Legend Naramaro
Top with Four Winds Sour Weisse or other berliner weisse style
Glass - Highball
Method - Build in highball neat
Garnish - none
2 oz. (60mL) Raspberry Gin
1/2 oz. (15mL) simple syrup
3/4 oz. (22.5mL) lemon juice
1/2 oz. egg white
Glass - Large cocktail glass
Method - Hard shake and double strain
Garnish - lime wheel
2 oz. (60mL) Stillhead BlackBerry Vodka
3/4 oz. (22.5mL) lemon juice
1/2 oz. (15mL) Cinnamon Bark Syrup
2 dashes of Angostura bitters
Splash of Selzter Water
Glass - Old Fashioned
Method - Shake, strain, served over rocks and topped with soda
Garnish - Lemon twist
1 oz. (30mL) Phillip’s Stump Gin
1/2 oz. (15mL) Cointreau
1/2 oz. (15mL) Organic Fair Lavender Lemonade Syrup
3/4 oz. (22.5mL) lemon juice
Top with sparkling wine
Glass - Old Fashioned
Method - Shake & double strain over ice in a rocks glass, top with sparkling wine
Garnish - Cherry and lemon twist
1 1/2 oz. (45mL) El Jimador Tequila Blanco
1 oz. (30mL) Woods Amaro
1/4 oz. (7.5mL) Luxardo Maraschino
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Glass - Small cocktail glass
Method - Stir with ice and strain
Garnish - Orange twist
1oz. (30ml) Odd Society Prospector rye whisky
1/2 oz. (15mL) Odd Society Salal Gin
1/2 oz. (15mL) Sweet Vermouth (Miro Rosso)
1/2 oz. (15mL) unsweetened 100% cherry juice
barspoon Fernet Branca
pinch activated charcoal
Glass - small coupe
Method - stir and serve up
Garnish - express lemon peel over drink then toss, brandied cherry
2 oz. (60mL) vanilla bean infused Stillhead vodka
1 oz. (30mL) peaks cold brew coffee
1/2 oz. (15ml) Giffard Chocolate Syrup
Glass - Large Cocktail Glass
Method - Hard shake and double strain
Garnish - 3 coffee beans
1 1/2 oz (45mL) Sheringham Akvavit
1/2 oz (15mL) Bols Ginger Liqueur
3/4 oz (22.5mL) Carrot Lime Cordial
Glass - Large Coupe
Method - Shake and double strain
Garnish - Sweet Pickled Carrot Ribbon
Carrot Lime Cordial
500 g carrot juice
500 g lime juice
1000 g white sugar
Gently bring to heat until sugar is dissolved.
2 oz. (60 mL) Cedar infused Deep Cove Vodka
1 oz. (30 mL) fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 oz. (30 mL) apple simple syrup
1 egg white
Dash Bittermens Tiki bitters
Glass - Large cocktail glass
Method - Shake and double strain
Garnish - dots of tiki bitters and lime twist
2oz. (60mL) Roots and Wings Sidekick
2oz (60mL) unsweetened coconut milk
1/2 oz (15mL) cold brew coffee simple syrup
Glass - Cinnamon sugar rimmed Toddy glass
Method - Heat up coconut milk and add it to the Sidekick and cold brew syrup in the glass
Garnish - Cinnamon stick and whip cream (optional)
1 1/2 oz (45 mL) Okanagan Spirits Gin
½ oz (15 mL) Okanagan Spirits Aquavitus
1 oz (30 mL) Lime Juice
¾ oz (22.5 mL) Vanilla and Rosemary Syrup
1 Dill Sprig
Glass - Large cocktail glass
Method - Shake all ingredients with ice and double strain
Garnish - a sprig of dill.
Vanilla and Rosemary Syrup*
1 cup Water
1 cup Sugar
1 Vanilla Bean
4 Rosemary Sprigs
Bring all ingredients to boil and remove off heat immediately. Allow to cool and steep for a couple of hours.
Strain before use.
1 1/4 oz (37.5mL) Alma Blanco Tequila
1oz (30 mL) Sheringham Akvavit
1/2 oz (15mL) Alvear Fino Sherry
3/4 oz (22.5mL) Elderflower Syrup
3/4 oz (22.5mL) Lime Juice
2 Dashes Black Pepper Bitters
Glass – Large Cocktail
Method – Shake and Double Strain
Garnish – Star Anise Pod
1 oz (30mL) Deep Cove Akvavit
1/2 oz (15mL) St. Germain Elderflower liqueur
1/2 oz (15mL) Odd Society Bitter Sweet Vermouth
Dash Bittered Sling Kensington bitters
Glass - Old Fashioned
Method - Stir and strain over ice globe
Garnish - Thyme Sprig and candied ginger
¾ oz. (22.75mL) Toasted Oat Odd Society Mongrel
2/3 oz. (20mL) Odd Society Mia Amata Amaro
2/3 oz. (20mL) Giffard Banane de Bresil
¼ oz. (7.5mL) Cherry Herring
1 oz. (30mL) cold brew coffee
1 whole egg
Glass – Large cocktail glass
Method - Dry shake hard, then wet ice and double strain
Garnish - Banana chip or brandied cherry
Toasted Oat Mongrel
1 generous cup of rolled, large flake oats per 500mL bottle of mongrel
Toast oats lightly in pan without oil so they get slightly brown, moving all the time with a spatula so they don’t burn. Should take a minute. Combine oats and bottle of mongrel in a mason jar and let sit 48 hours. Squeeze oats before discarding to get residual liquid.
1 oz. (30mL) Legend Distilling Black Moon Gin
½ oz. (15mL) Crème de Ribes
½ oz. (15mL) Silk Road Philosopher’s Brew Shrub
Lavender Lemonade Foam
Phillips Fermentorium Botanical Tonic
Glass – highball
Method – Stir & strain first 3 ingredients, add 2 ½” foam, add tonic and stir. Add more tonic until foam rises just above the rim.
Garnish – Salted lavender and rosemary sprigs
Lavender Lemonade Foam
180mL water
70mL Organic Fair Lavender Lemonade Syrup
10g powdered egg white
0.5g xanthum gum
Vitamix on hi for 30 secs
Double charge in iSi
Silk Road Philosopher’s Tea Shrub
500g water
750g Turbinado Sugar
250g apple cider vinegar
12 g Silk Road Philosopher’s Tea
Dissolve water, vinegar & sugar over a low heat till sugar is dissolved
Bring temp up to 85C, turn off and add tea
Let steep for 5 mins
Strain & bottle, keep refrigerated
Photo by Just Cocktails.org
1 ½ oz. (45mL) Sheringham Akvavit
½ oz. (15mL) DeVine Vin Gin
½ oz. (15mL) Odd Society Bittersweet Vermouth
Dash of Bittered Sling Lem-Marakesh Bitters
Glass – Small coupe
Method – Stir & strain
Garnish – lemon twist
Photo by Rebecca Wellman
1 oz. (30mL) Stump Gin
1 oz. (30mL) Odd Society Bittersweet Vermouth
2 dashes of Hop Drop
2 barspoons of Okanagan Maraschino
3 drops of 20% saline solution
Glass - Small coupe
Method - Stir & strain
Garnish - Pickled fir tip
Photo Credit - Rebecca Wellman
