For everyone who loves a good whisky cocktail, which by now we just assume that everyone we know does, this one's a keeper. Thanks to our friend Michael Smith for playing around with our limited-release Stout Spirit to come up with this one. This batch of Stout Spirit is a limited release of 420 bottles, made in collaboration with Lake Wilcox Brewing Co. in Vaughan. It's the distilled essence of their Irish Stout, aged for four months in a re-charred Niagara wine cask from DRM.reCoop. Made as per the recipe below, it's a remarkably easy-drinking cocktail worthy of a warm spring day (if we ever get one this year... brrrr....). For those who prefer spirit-forward, simply reduce the amount of
Chip Dykstra, aka The Rum Howler, is one of the tougher spirits critics out there, and he howls about all kinds of spirits, not just rum. We recently sent him a bottle of our Gin Twenty-One to see what he thinks. Spoiler alert: he liked it. He really liked it! Review: Gin Twenty-One “… The aroma from the glass is nice with juniper and licorice/fennel leading out in front of light citrus spice (impressions lemon, grapefruit and orange peel). This is a very traditional gin profile no doubt reflecting the preferences of the gin enthusiasts who helped select the recipe …” Click to read the full review, and a couple cocktail recipes he recommends mixing with it, including the Lime Gimlet Vesper,
