Category Archives: Cocktails

Cocktail recipes, classic cocktails as well as new concoctions and libations

John Gormley Bellinis

The key to summer cocktails should be ease of prep. Who wants to spend hours in the kitchen when the party is on the deck? Two ingredient cocktails are best. Also you want low alk. Highballs and sunshine are a … Continue reading

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Like all good cocktails, the Manhattan has a je ne sais quoi, an insouciance, a devil-may-care attitude about it. (It really was a great pick as the Mad Men cocktail.) It is also infinitely variable. The traditional recipe is: 1 … Continue reading

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Spicing it Up

I’m told the most popular drink of the moment is Captain Morgan Spiced Rum. I’m not much impressed by this drink – an amber rum sweetened with a lot of vanilla. There are huge numbers of competitors leaping into the … Continue reading

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Introducing the JG – a cocktail named for John Gormley

Allow me to introduce the cocktail I created in honour of John Gormley, the eponymous host of John Gormley Live. It’s sweet! It’s sour! It’s full of flavour! It’s intoxicating! And most of all it’s Canadian! 50 mls White Owl … Continue reading

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Eggnog and John Gormley Live

Okay here’s the link to Christmas Passion the eggnog I’ve made on air a couple of times. Two additional furbelows were suggested by listeners: The brandy/curacao/sherry eggnog marinated their yolks overnight in the booze, which would be well worth trying … Continue reading

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