Blueberry earl grey ice tea

Gin, earl grey tea syrup, blueberries and soda. Yum. Hastings race tack anyone?

Worst use of st.germain

So Im a fan of St.Germain. This cannot be denied. I have never in my life seen a worse cocktail containing st. Germain. Don't get me wrong.., each of the contents of this drink I am a fan of. The cocktail itself is something like what you would put together when youre 5. Pancakes, sprinkles, blueberries and candy canes perhaps? The actual ingredients? Gin, aperol, st. Germain, grapefruit, tequila, bitters, lime juice, salt. Somebody needs to be drug out into Granville street and shot. Fact.

Snickers and port

So simple soooo good

Something about a honey badger?

New shot!! Honey badger... Spiced rum and honey jack. Delish and what I do on my days off

Sutton place Molly Dooker wine tasting

An amazing tasting.. Best of all was our speaker and wine maker Sparky. Came up with some amazing stories and I quote:

(upon losing a container of their finest in an accident)
Driver: I wish it had been our next shipment
Sparky: well we can recover from this: why on earth do you say this?
Driver: next container was sand

Also interesting:

I drink and then sometimes remember that I'm hungry

What contemptible bastard stole the cork to my lunch!

Twist on an Old fashioned

Ensemble has done a wicked old fashioned...sorta
Bourbon
Fernet branca
Chocolate and whiskey bitters
Delish well done boys.

Brandywine Bar School

Opening party for Vancouvers newest bar school was last week!!! Bartender extraordiare Dave Mott and his brother Geoff have opened brandywine bar school. The Bar is set up like a true bartender did it... The only negative I have to say about it is that graduates won't have the opportunity to work such a well set up bar.

Vancouver Greats 1

So, I was at Refinery recently, had something similar to a Peat Collins and... scotch lovers turn your heads... Ardbeg, green and white chartreuse, lime (may have been lemon...it wasnt my first cocktail of the evening), produced a surprisingly simple to make but complex to the taste cocktail. And hey, what is a spirit if not appreciated in a balanced cocktail? Amazing, interesting, and fun.. Well done guys...

Maker Mark

The Entries have been submit... as of wednesday, Feb 1, the Makers Mark Cocktail competition entires were due. I have heard everything from berry infused makers to homemake smoked bitters and coffee, star anise and nutmeg syrups. The race is on and whether or not mine or yours made it into the 6 elite we should be there to find out what the hell is really going on in the front lines of the bar industry. More to follow...cocktails will be presented (as far as I know) on Monday the 6th Feb. Tick Tock... should probably think about getting those TOC (http://www.talesofthecocktail.com/tickets/) now....

Tales of the Cocktail Vancouver

If you haven't got them yet, now is the time to get your tickets to Tales of the Cocktail Vancouver Feb 12-15. Anyone looking to get some cocktail knowledge, down a few, and join the party tickets can be obtained through the Tales website http://www.talesofthecocktail.com/.

Ill be holding off for a bit anyway, since coming up Feb 1 is the deadline for the CPBA's Makers Mark competition. Second prize? 2 tickets to Tales of a Cocktail Vancouver, and top is a trip for 2 to Kentucky. Entries must be a twist on one of the classics Old Fashioned, Sour, or Manhattan. Cant wait to see what people come up with. Details are on the CPBA website http://www.canadianbartenders.com/.