It's almost New Year's Eve! Traditionally a time to break out the bubbly. But what if you have no bubbly and still want to have a cocktail? What if you don't even like Champagne? Well look no further my friends, the Gentlemen of Elegant Leisure have you covered.
This time they are dipping once again into the hallowed pages of the BC Liquor boards Taste magazine
and a couple of tasty treats from David Wolowidnyk. First up is the Grand Marnier Sbagliato. The Gents did a Spagliato in a previous episode but it didn't have Grand Marnier. Let's give it a go.
Grand Marnier Sbagliato -by David Wolowidnyk from Taste Magazine
1 ounce Grand Marnier 1 ounce Campari 2 ounces of soda water Orange zest for garnish
In a mixing glass with ice, combine Grand Marnier and
Canpari. Stir to chill and dilute. Strain into a chilled rocks glass over cubed ice, top with soda water and garnish with an orange zest,
Little bit bitter and a little bit sweet and a little bit fizzy. Take that Champagne cocktails! Who needs you? Best of all, this recipe forces you to go get that dusty bottle of Grand Marnier that you have and only used once and pop it open. Mmmmm, orange!
Next up is a Tequila drink that will help you use up that bottle of St-Germain that you don't know what to do with. It's time for the St-Germain Daisy!
St-Germain Daisy -by David Wolowidnyk from Taste Magazine
1 oz St-Germain 1 oz tequila 1/2 oz lime juice 2 oz soda
water lime wheels and thyme sprigs for garnish
Shake St-Germain, tequila and lime juice. Strain into glass with ice. Top with soda. Garnish with lime wheels and thyme sprigs
This was the clear favourite of the two drinks. Very refreshing and flavourful. The Daisy you may recall is called the Margarita in Spanish and the sweetness this time comes from the St-Germain instead of sugar syrup.
Please try both of these out at your New Year's Eve gathering but please remember to be safe and smart! Make sure you have a ride home if you need one. See you in the new year!
Happy New Year!
Are you ready for Christmas yet? No? Well, neither are the Gentlemen of Elegant Leisure. If you want proof, just check out this apathetic Christmas show. One of the drinks doesn't even have a recipe!
The first drink is called the London Town and includes a rum made by Lemon Hart called Blackpool Spiced rum. The Gents didn't have Blackpool rum though so they used Trader Vic's spiced rum and changed the
name from London Town to Camden Town. If you need a Christmas connection, Bob Cratchit lived in Camden Town. If you'd like to make a London Town, you can find the recipe here.
Camden Town
• 60 ml (2 oz.) Trader Vic's Spiced Rum • 24 ml (3/4 oz.) Sweet vermouth • 2 Dashes Angostura bitters • Ice cubes • Orange twist
Fill a shaker or tall glass with ice
cubes. Add rum, sweet vermouth and bitters and stir (with a bar spoon) for about a minute. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with an orange twist.
Yummy. Probably better with the Blackpool. Try it out and leave a comment
It's a rum Manhattan!
Gentleman Fred said, "We've never made a Whiskey
Sour." The other Gent's said, "So, make a Whiskey Sour." He did. Except he didn't. Turns out he made a Boston Sour. Maybe. He also didn't have a recipe. You'll have to listen to the episode to find out what me put in it.
Whiskey Sour a la Fred Partridge
Ingredients and proportions in the episode
This drink was good too, no matter what it's called. The secret is that it's
got an egg white in it. Egg white makes everything better. Smooth and a little frothy. Fred used Scotch whiskey but probably should've used a bourbon or a rye.
Yikes! Looks like Halloween drink!
From all of us to all of you have a very merry and safe Christmas!
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It's not even winter yet and still this weather has you down doesn't it? Longing to get away to sun-kissed beaches, but you can't because you've got that Gender Reveal party scheduled? Look
no further than this exciting episode of the Gentlemen of Elegant Leisure to help you kill both those birds with one stone. (Not literally. Do
NOT
throw stones at the Gender Reveal party!)
This time around we've got a pink drink and a blue drink from a neat little book called "The Cool Caribbean Cocktail Book" by Gilly Gobinet. Gilly is an artist located in Antigua and you can see pictures of her
gallery right here . www.gillygobinet.com Gilly put this book together by traveling around the islands of the Caribbean and visiting all sorts of resorts, restaurants and bars. You can order your own copy of the book by clicking right here.
These two drinks were created by Gavin Weekes of the Sandals resort on
Dickenson Bay in Antigua. You can check out his Instagram page right here. Seems like a nice guy and these two drinks are delicious. Ready to try 'em out? Let's get started
The first drink is called "Gavin's Rose Pink Special". This is the drink you want to make if the Gender Reveal party is for a little girl.
Gavin's Rose Pink Special -by Gavin
Weekes, Sandals Resort, Antigua. Taken from "The Cool Caribbean Cocktail Book" by Gilly Gobinet 2 ounces 5 year old English Harbour Rum 1 1/2 ounces amaretto 1 ounce triple sec 2 ounces pineapple juice A dash of grenadine 1/4 ounce lime juice
Shake and strain into a highball glass and add ice. Garnish with cherry and pineapple
A little like a Mai Tai but sweeter, and more almondy because of all that
Amaretto. The Gents thought that maybe if they were to make it again, they would increase the lime juice to a half ounce just to get a little more tartness, but all and all this is a really tasty tropical drink!
It's a Girl!
But what if it’s a boy, you ask? Well, you’re going to need a blue drink for that. Look no furthur
than this treat of a cocktail, the Blue Ice
Blue Ice -by Gavin Weekes, Sandals Resort, Antigua. Taken from "The Cool Caribbean Cocktail Book" by Gilly Gobinet
2 ounces 5 year old English Harbour rum 1 1/2 ounces Blue Curaçao 1 ounce Galliano 2 ounces pineapple juice
Shake and strain into a highball glass and add ice. Garnish with cherry and pineap
ple
What does it taste like you
ask? Gentleman Dave called it rummy rootbeer! Why don’t you try making it and leave a comment below letting the Gents know what you thought it tasted like?
It's a Boy!
As always, thank you for visiting our site and please enjoy your Gender Reveal party responsibly!
DO NOT THROW STONES!
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