Wasabi, sake and pickled ginger are three flavours most people expect to find in a Japanese restaurant, not in a cocktail, but Marika Bouchard thought it was worth a shot. “It’s fun to experiment with the ingredients you think might not work,” Bouchard says. “I love getting behind the bar and creating different things—it’s like […]
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DRINK THIS: San Junipero
INGREDIENTS 1oz Pisco ½oz Irish whiskey ½oz Lillet ¾oz fresh lemon juice ¾oz Blood orange and sumac cordial** 1oz egg white dried sumac powder DIRECTIONS Add all ingredients except sumac powder to shaker tin. Dry shake. Add ice and shake ’til cold. Double strain into a coupe. Sprinkle sumac powder on top and serve. **Blood […]
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Made With Love is in the air
Made With Love Regional Finals Monday, November 28, 6pm Westin Nova Scotian, Commonwealth ballroom 1181 Hollis Street $65/$75, enjoymadewithlove.com This year marks five years since Made With Love became a key component to establishing Halifax’s behind-the-bar stars. Every year, a crop of the city’s most talented bartenders test their mettle, serving up creative cocktails at […]
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Roy Clorey, straight-up legend
Roy’s Lounge, The Westin Nova Scotian 1181 Hollis Street “Squeezing oranges. That’s how I got here,” says Roy Clorey. “It was in 1963. That’s where I started. At that time to become a bartender you worked for three solid weeks in the background. You had to know 150 cocktails before you went to serve the […]
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Sangria science
OK, let’s not complicate things. The science of the supreme backyard-sipping, party punch—sangria—doesn’t take a cocktail chemist to figure out, that’s the beauty of it. This easily adaptable drink can be a fresh summer quencher, or a spicy winter warmer, a one-glass one-off or a pitcher to pour out for all of your friends. “You […]
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Dumb ass kids
Students are back. Whoopie!! Here’s a “tip” for you all. The bar staff can be your best friends or your worst enemies. We don’t work for minimum wage. If you don’t tip, you better be prepped to wait until we’re finished with people who do, AND be excessively fucking polite when you order. “Hey!”, “Me!”, […]