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like to deep dive into seasonal locally grown products—and I love colour, bright and beautiful cocktails that taste delicious. TELL US ABOUT THE CRAZIEST DRINKS YOU’VE MADE. I owned a ’70s-inspired cocktail bar in Toronto pre-COVID called Supernova Ballroom and made a Bellini with clarified miso syrup and peach wine fermented in Champagne yeast for five days, topped with orange bitters and Prosecco. At Mount Pleasant the drinks I make are playful. I like the history of silly food products that we can recreate into hilarious drinks. For example, the Peach Emoji, which is peach purée, Ketel One Vodka, Maker’s Mark Bourbon and miso bitters. Five Alive is made with Aperol, Altos Blanco, mandarin sherbet, passion fruit and lime. Or the Cinnamon Toast Punch—we macerate Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal with coconut milk and add Plantation Stiggins’ Pineapple Rum and Reifel Rye and clarified lemon—it’s spicy-so-good! WHAT’S YOUR GO-TO DRINK ON A NIGHT OUT? Jack Daniel’s and Coke. I like it simple. WHAT’S YOUR DESERT ISLAND DRINK? A tiki drink—Three Dots and a Dash. That’s my test of a bartender; it’s hard to balance. It’s a combination of so many spices and three types of rum, so it’s hard to get right.
ingredient in Back to Cali
ingredient in Back to Cali
BACK TO CALI 1½ oz (45 ml) Beefeater Gin ½ oz (15 ml) Amaro Montenegro ¼ oz (7.5 ml) Prosyro Kalamansi Syrup * ¼ oz (7.5 ml) Simple Syrup **
BEEFEATER LONDON DRY GIN United Kingdom $26.99 570
AMARO MONTENEGRO Italy $41.99 601484 This bittersweet Italian herbal liqueur is comprised of 40 botanicals and is complex with velvety- rich flavours of clove, vanilla, orange peel and cilantro. It’s excellent as a digestif or for crafting innovative cocktails.
¾ oz (22 ml) lemon juice 2 dashes orange bitters lemon twist, for garnish
This bold and distinct London Dry Gin has been made in the heart of London since 1863. Bold juniper flavours with lemon peel, angelica root, almond and coriander are featured.
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker, shake hard and double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
* Can be found online or at specialty cocktail stores. ** 1:1 ratio of sugar dissolved in boiling water. Allow to cool before using.
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