4 Cocktails to Rock Your Royal Wedding After-Party

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something, Something Booze! The dedicated royal-watchers here at Madtini World Headquarters are walking around in a sleep-deprived cloudy haze this afternoon. We were all up waaaay too early at 4am in our shiny crowns...

Mint Cucumber Vodka Cocktail – Friday Cocktail O’Clock

It’s Friday, and after a long week of trudging around in the cold slush thank’s to an early spring snowstorm we’re ready to have some fun with friends. But first we need something light, fresh and smooth to celebrate the launch of the weekend and...

A Night of Old-Style Cocktails with Snapstaff

On Saturday night Madtini was invited out to a special cocktail tasting session with Snapstaff, a Toronto-based group bringing cocktail revivalism to private events. We were joined by Alexa Clark, blogger/author of Cheap Eats Toronto, and organizer of the Secret...

Cucumber Basil Gin Cocktail

Ingredients 1 cucumber 3 shredded fresh basil leaves 1 1/2 oz of gin 1/4 oz of fresh lime juice 1/4 oz of agave nectar Preparation Slice 3 slices of cucumber. Muddle the cucumber slices, basil, lime juice and agave nectar in the cocktail shaker. Add ice, gin and shake...

The Mapito – From Down Under and to the Left

I’m not exactly sure what a Mapito is, if you do please tell me. I did a quick search and seem to keep coming back to a mapito being some kind of bush tent. I was looking for a way to use up extra cucumbers, and found this recipe on WonderHowTo.com from the...