SAVOUR Manitoba

SAVOUR MANITOBA | WINTER 23 21 Cocktails OCHO OLD FASHIONED 2 oz Bacardi Reserva Ochoi Rum 1/4 oz simple syrup 2 dashes Angostura ® Bitters Directions: Pour all ingredients into a rocks glass. Fill with ice. Stir until well mixed and very cold. Garnish with an orange peel twist. THE BOTANIST PERFECT MARTINI The closest recipe to the Martinez and the mythical origins of the martini, the "Perfect" martini is sweeter on the palate with higher tannin levels, allowing it to play perfectly with The Botanist. 45ml/1.5 oz The Botanist Islay Dry Gin 22.5ml/0.75 oz dry vermouth (chilled from the fridge) 22.5ml/0.75 oz sweet vermouth (chilled from the fridge) Classic garnish: lemon peel twist Alternative garnish: lemon balm Directions: Chill a Nick and Nora glass by filling with ice. Fill a mixing glass with 2/3 good quality ice. Add all the ingredients and stir continuously for at least 30 seconds to allow the ingredients to chill and dilute slightly. Empty the ice out of the glass. Strain into your chilled glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or lemon balm. COCKTAIL CREATION — not just magic F ew things evoke the feeling of entertaining more than watching someone create individual cocktails. Tradition, action and flare all combine to create magic that makes a night special and inviting. The sounds and sight of shaking a cocktail shaker filled with ice and liquid; the straining of ice from a frothy mixture as it's gently poured into a sugar- rimmed glass punctuated with the perfect garnish is entertainment itself. To some, it's magic. To others, the performance is worth the wait for the perfect cocktail. Spirits, mix, types of ice, fire, bitters — the options are endless. And if you search online, you'll fall down a rabbit hole that only a magician can free you from. To make things a bit less complicated, our team has compiled a few basics to get you started. Enjoy! *Recipes provided by Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits

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