The Snow Cap
This ones inspired by my friends up north 🇨🇦
Throwback to a challenge by my friends to create a unique cocktail using ingredients local to Victoria, BC. Using the fruity flavors found in ‘Mountain Berry Tea’ by @tealeavesco (Elderberry, Hibiscus, and Black Currant) along with local smoked honey from countrybeehoney, I was able to create a cocktail that is delicious on its own. I was able to take this cocktail even further by experimenting with a black currant (cassis), elderflower and pamplemousse foam to compliment the drink itself. Not going to lie, either one could be enjoyed on its own but combining the two takes this drink to the next level.
ingredients:
1½ oz | 45 ml Empress Gin
½ oz | 15 ml Victoria Syrup
½ oz | 15 ml Fino Sherry
½ oz | 15 ml Bitter Bianco
5 Dashes Grapefruit/Hops Bitters
5 Drops Saline
Currant/Elderflower/Pamplemousse Foam
Grapefruit Wheel (Garnish)
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VICTORIA SYRUP
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▫️1 cup Water
▫️1 cup Smoked Country Bee Honey
▫️2 tsp Butterfly Pea Tea
▫️4 tsp Mountain Berry Tea
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Steep the teas in 1 cup of simmering water for 5 mins. Remove from heat, straight out the solids, pour back into a sauce pan on low heat. Add honey and stir until incorporated thoroughly.
instructions:
Stir. Pour. Foam. Garnish. Serve. Cheers!
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I’m your huckleberry 🤠
I just got back from Montana with my friends at @traegergrills. It was strictly a grilling event but given what I do, of course I had to get behind the bar. I knew I wanted to incorporate local Montana ingredients like huckleberry, juniper (grown on site) and honey but also wanted to incorporate smoke from the grill. So I had the idea to make a bramble type cocktail.
For the smokey element, I smoked some local raw honey along with some juniper berries on the Traeger to just get a kiss of smoke. I then constructed the cocktail originally using gin like a traditional bramble, but the juniper botanicals overpowered the recipe so I switched to a reposado tequila and knew it was the perfect fit. They also had some locally made huckleberry liqueur which was the perfect last ingredient to top the cocktail and bring that sweet/sour/fruity element to the cocktail. Finally topped it with that smoked juniper berry branch to give it that botanical pop and tricking your brain into thinking you’re drinking a bramble when you’re actually drinking something closer to a margarita.
Given the ingredients and location, it was just fitting to call this the ‘Big Sky Bramble.’ Cheers y’all.
Big thanks to @i_drewcifer for the R&D help!
🎥: @tobojosh / @grillvaultbbq