LB (or Lucky Bastard) Distillery of Saskatoon has developed something of a niche in flavoured vodkas. Here’s a new fruit flavour that should warm the heart of every good prairie dweller – Rhubarb. Rhubarb makes great cocktails. It has a flavour that is tart, slightly bitter and goes well with strawberries and citrus. I made… Continue reading Rhubarb Vodka
Category: Cocktails
Cocktail recipes, classic cocktails as well as new concoctions and libations
Dark ‘n Stormy
If ever there was a day where a Dark ‘n Stormy was called for this is it. The cocktail is a Bermudian invention made with a local non-alcoholic Ginger Beer, Barritt’s. The stuff is the real thing, a greenish cloudy intensly spicy ginger beer (or at least it was last time I had it. I’ve… Continue reading Dark ‘n Stormy
The Joy of a Gin & Tonic
I recently bought a bottle of Uncle Val’s Botanical Gin. For those of you not paying attention, artisan small batch gins have been springing up everywhere. Pricing ranges from normal-ish (~$30) to absurd ($100+). Aviation gin from Oregon has a huge following in America, as do various other small batch gins. In fact I have… Continue reading The Joy of a Gin & Tonic
The Blood Clot
Need a Canadian Halloween Cocktail? Here’s one with solid Sask cred. Pour ginger beer in a tall glass (the better to see the clot). Add a jigger of rye. And then dribble in a half jigger of haskap liqueur. The easiest way I know to add the liqueur carefully is with a turkey baster, or… Continue reading The Blood Clot
Jeff Rogstad, Pre Labour Day Banjo Bowl Edition
Here’s the lineup from today’s (Aug. 30/13) CTV Noon show with Jeff and Trish. I brought on the Paddockwood summer brews, their Weiss beer and the Yakima dry hopped IPA. I am an IPA guy as I said on the show, but they also make a DopleWeiss for those of you who are diehard Hoegarden… Continue reading Jeff Rogstad, Pre Labour Day Banjo Bowl Edition