The Balsamic Strawberry Cocktail

Vinegar in a cocktail? Well, even I was surprised how delicious this drink turned out to be. The balsamic vinegar adds a sophisticated taste the balances the sweetness of the strawberries and the sour of the lemon juice. If you’re in Southern California you can...

Lime Basil Gimlet

The Gimlet is a classic cocktail that can be made with either gin or vodka and Lime Cordial. For this version of the Gimlet we’ve added aromatic basil leaves and went for fresh lime juice and the crisp, smooth taste of Hendrick’s Gin. Cheers! Ingredients 1...

Lemon Vanilla Basil Cocktail

This cocktail recipes takes a bit of time and effort to prepare, but it’s all worth it in the end. The vanilla basil syrup pairs up brilliantly with the fresh lemon juice in the final result. Cheers! Cocktail Ingredients 2 oz vodka 1 oz dry vermouth 1 oz fresh...

The Spicy Ginger Sailor

This drink started out as a Dark & Stormy until we realized we were out of dark rum. Not to worry, we found a bottle of our favourite spiced rum, Sailor Jerry and we soldiered on. Cheers! Ingredients 2 oz Sailor Jerry spiced rum 3 oz of Ginger Beer Lime wedges...

A Perfect Sunday Sip, the Dirty Rhubarbtini

We were  thrilled to find a good supply of rhubarb at the grocery store today. It was just the excuse we needed to create some rhubarb cocktails for quite sometime. Let the games begin. First up, the Dirty Rhubardtini! Ingredients Drink 2 1/2 oz Hendrick’s Gin...

5 Essential Drink Links You May Missed This Week

Satan’s Whiskers, Brimstone Kiss, and More: Eight Drinks to Toast Armageddon Oprah Winfrey’s finale party cocktails: Party like it’s your last episode Past Bar Stars cast their votes for the cocktail that should be banished from all bars Prepare for...

Say Bonjour to 5 Delicious Grand Marnier Cocktails

We dedicate this edition of Madtini to the delicious orange French liqueur Grand Marnier. The liqueur was first created in 1880 by Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle and is made from a blend of cognacs and the distilled skins of bitter oranges. Grand Marnier uses only...

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...

Good Enough for Friday – The Mystic Dark Chocolate Cocktail

If you’re anything at all like the team here at Madtini Labs you were digging into the Easter treats a long time ago. Peeps, jelly beans, gummi bunnies or chocolate creme eggs, they’ve all fallen victim to the sweet tooths of our hungry intoxicologists....

5 Cocktails That Will Have Your Easter Party Hopping

Today was the annual Madtini Easter egg hunt here at the World Headquarters and Research Labs. Since the entire Madtini facility consists of 4 rooms the festivities lasted about 20 minutes and that includes 18 minutes of arguing over the rules. The winner was our new...