The Irish Manhattan

Slàinte, and have a great St. Paddy’s Day! Ingredients 1 1/2 oz Jameson 3/4 oz sweet vermouth 2 dashes Angostura bitters 1 can Guinness Maraschino cherry Preparation Combine the whiskey, vermouth, and bitters to a mixing glass.  Fill the glass 2/3 of the way...

The Port O’Call Cocktail

Ingredients Slàinte, and have a great St. Paddy’s Day! 1 oz Guinness 1 1/4 oz Cognac 1/2 oz St-Germain 1/4 oz crème de cacao 3 dashes Angostura bitters Orange zest, for garnish Preparation Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Stir, then...

The Irish Milkshake

This spiked shake would go perfect with your Guinness Burger, and its simple enough to make at home for your St. Patrick’s Day gathering. Slàinte, and have a great St. Paddy’s Day! Ingredients 3 large scoops of vanilla ice cream 3 oz Guinness 1 oz Jameson...

2 Cocktails Face-off – the Flame-tini vs the Habs Whisky Sour

Tonight MacMahon Stadium in Calgary is the site of the 2011 NHL Heritage Classic between the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadians. With a game time temperature of – 1o C we’re hoping the fans in the stadium have invested in some personal anti-freeze....

Welcome to fall and a MacIntosh Cocktail

Fall is well underway here in Madtini-ville, but being so close to Lake Ontario we haven’t seen the wide variance of fall colors amongst the leaves that you might see if you drove north of the GTA (Greater Toronto area) or southeast to upper New York State and...