Kiwi Basil Gin Cocktail

Ingredients 1 kiwi fruit 3 shredded fresh basil leaves 1 1/2 oz of gin 1/4 oz of fresh lime juice 1/4 oz of simple syrup Preparation Muddle the kiwi, basil, lime juice and simple syrup in the cocktail shaker. Add ice, gin and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled...

Strawberry-Basil Gin Cocktail

by Merlene | Gin based

Ingredients 3 fresh strawberries 4 fresh basil leaves 1 1/2 oz of gin 2 ounces vodka 1/4 oz of fresh lemon juice 1/4 oz of simple syrup Preparation Muddle the strawberries, basil and simple syrup in the cocktail shaker. Add 3 cubes of ice, the rest of the ingredients...

Old Fashioned Southside Shuffle

by Merlene | Bourbon

Every September music fans from all over this area of Ontario Flip, Flop & Fly to Port Credit’s Southside Shuffle (hat tip to the Downchild Blues Band) to hear the best of blues, R&B and rock’n roll. This year we’ll get to see and hear...

A Madtini evening with Jack Daniels

by Merlene | Whiskey based

Jasper Newton “Jack” Daniels was born in 1850, making 2010 his 160th birthday, no one is quite sure which day he was born as the courthouse records were destroyed in a fire, so its customary to spend the month celebrating and who are we to argue. The...

A Madtini evening with Jack Daniels: Jack Sour™

by Merlene | Whiskey based

Check out other great cocktails on the Jack Daniels web site Ingredients 1 part Jack Daniel’s® Tennessee Whiskey 3 parts sweet and sour mix Preparation Serve over ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry. Follow Madtini now on Twitter...