Viva Cocktails

Viva Cocktails is the whole cocktail experience. Sometimes you just need a good drink with friends, family, or co-workers. 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19 posts

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Hello First Blog Post

Welcome GBC students

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Humayun speaking to GBC 9049

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I worked for forty years and took six months vacation every year. So in forty years, I only worked twenty.

- jack, 80, bar owner

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So man up, quit your bitchin" and grab a stool, cause it's gonna be a long night.

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New York Cocktail

Not to be confused with a Manhatten, this sweet cocktail has Big Apple flavour. Use that good ol' premium Canadian Whiskey for a great taste.

Ingredients

- 2 ounces whiskey - 1 ounce lemon juice - 1/2 teaspon grenadine - 1 teaspoon superfine sugar - Lemon twist

Prepartion

Combine liquid ingredients and sugar, shake well with ice, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.  

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If I had a nickel for every pretty girl I bought a drink, well, I'd still be far behind.

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You should have seen me back in the day, kid. I was a real terror. The ladies loved me and the men were afraid of me. A real terror.

Arnie, 75, businessman

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Our friends at the Globe and Mail

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Here's to you and yours, and to mine and ours, and if you and yours ever come across mine and ours, then may you and yours do the...wait,or is it the...ah, to hell with it. I could never remember any of that damn stuff anyway. Best to be original, right?

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Sazerac

Official Cocktail of the city of New Orleans dates back to the civl war and is said to be the quintessential Big Easy cocktail.

Ingredients 1/2 teaspoon of absinthe 1 dash of bitters 1/2 teaspoon of simple syrup 2 ounces rye Lemon twist 

Preparation Coat the bottom of a chilled Old Fashioned glass with absinthe. Add the bitters and simple syrup and then the rye. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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  Harvey Wallbanger - Fall Season Series 3

 Legend has it the Harvey was created in the 1950's by Donato "Duke" Antone, the famed LA mixologist, who also gave fame to the Godfather, Rusty Nail, and Flaming Caesar. This drink is pretty powerful so don't be surprised if your banging into a couple walls at the end of the night

Ingredients 1 ounce vodka 4 ounces orange juice 1/2 ounce Gailiano 

Preparation Pour vodka and orange juice into a Collins glass over ice cubes and stir. Float the Galliano on top and serve.

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The well stocked fall/winter bar

Pack up your blender and throw away those extra lime and lemon garnishes in the fridge. Your cocktail creation for the fall/winter season should be focused on warming you up, rather then cooling you down. Shorter and stiffer cocktails will engage deeper flavours and keep you away from hibernation.   Spices, richer textured boozes, eggs, and even pumpkin should be making appearances in Q4 and Q1. We've listed out some beverage choices for the coming months below... Beer Darker ales and stouts are sippers this season. Not great with a heavy meal, these beers should be depth in flavour and texture. Couple of our favourites are Guinness (obviously), St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout, Innis & Gunn Original, Granville Island Pumpkin Ale and Upper Canada Dark Ale. Not from the area? Test the knowledge of your local bar-keep or liquor store clerk, they should be able to help.    Bourbon Knob Creek is our favourite as it has that subtle caramel taste. If your not looking to spend the extra bucks, Wild Turkey will do. Beat a couple eggs, add some sugar, flour, one cup bourbon, half a cup cognac, milk, and you got your self a quick egg nog. Scotch Do people from Scotland drink Macallan 18 or 25 year? Probably not. Don't let the commercialization of single malts get to you, especially during the holiday season. We're big fans of the simple Glenfiddichs or Glenlivets. If your looking for something Canadian try the Glen Breton. Smokey characteristic scotches are your Oban's and Lagavulin's.  Want to start your car with your breathe? Laphroaig will do the trick as its 50% methane.   

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Apple Harvest - Fall Season Series 2

Get the nicest rye based whiskey you can find and combine it with apple and cranberry juice. If your not a fan of cinnamon, no worries, this cocktail is fine as is. - 2oz rye - top with 1/2 apple juice and 1/2 cranberry juice - 2 slices of apple garnish - sprinkle of cinnamon instead cocktail or rimmed with cinnamon

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  Hot Toddy - Fall Season Series 1

The name toddy derives from the sap of an asian palm tree - anyways, this drink is something we recommend as a cold and sinus remedy. You can't go wrong with a piping hot glass of something that includes alcohol. Feel free to use whiskey rather then rum. Ingredients 1 ounce rum or whiskey 1 ounce honey 1 ounce lemon juice Boiling water Cinnamon stick 

Preparation Combine all ingredients and voila. 

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Fall season

Its fall season in the great white north, and what better way to begin the fall but by discussing some fallish cocktails.  In the coming weeks we will be posting some interesting cocktails that suit the mood. The Hot Toddy, The White Monk, Blueberry Tea and many others. Lots of bourbons, scotches, and whiskeys to discuss. These delicious treats will sure keep the mind and spirit warm over the coming months. Talk soon. 

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Clover Club

A drink thats lost its popularity is actually pretty tasty. Don't let the egg white scare you away - worry about salmonella later. No but seriously, its rather tasty and similar to a Gin Fizz (raw egg is a core ingredient in this drink) minus the grenadine.  Ingredients 1.5 ounces of gin (Bombay is my favourite!)  3/4 ounce lemon juice (at this quantity, freshly squeezed is the way to go) 1/4 ounce grenadine 1 egg white 

Preparation Pour and combine all ingredients and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini or cocktail glass. 

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Negroni It stimulates the appetite and focuses the mind, although depending on your taste for cough syrup it may only stimulate you to order something else next time.  Ingredients 1 ounce gin (Bombay will do) 1 ounce Campari 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth Orange twist Preparation Combine liquid ingredients and ice in rocks glass. Garnish with an orange twist.