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

by Randy Matheson | Special Events, Whiskey based

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....

A Madtini Night Out: a Gin & TRONic and the UltraAVX Experience

by Merlene | Gin based, Special Events

Last Friday Cineplex Canada & Cloud Agents invited the Madtini crew (and most of the Toronto digital community) out for a screening of TRON at the new UltraAVX theatre at brand-spanking new Scotiabank Theatre at the corner John & Richmond in Toronto. The...

A Night of Old-Style Cocktails with Snapstaff

by Merlene | Special Events

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...

Halloween Cocktails #6. The Mad Eye Martini

by Merlene | Gin based

Our Halloween version of the classic martini may get you a few puzzled looks around the party. The great thing about this cocktail is that your drink can stare right back at them. Create your mad eyeball with a peeled radish and an olive stuffed with pimento,...

The Strawberry Gin Prosecco Cocktail

by Merlene | Champagne based

A followup to our Dark & Frowny blackberry-basil Prosecco cocktail from yesterday, but this time with strawberries. The Madtini Intoxicologists are dying to try this with Kiwi soon, so stand by soon for a mix of New Zealand and Italy. Ingredients: 3 fresh sliced...