Fa la la la. It鈥檚 beginning to taste a lot like Christmas at The Cascade Room, where the holiday cocktails are merrily flowing.
鈥淐ascade has always done mulled wine,鈥� says manager Justin Taylor. 鈥淪o we thought we might as well do a holiday eggnog and a seasonal Collins. This year it鈥檚 sage instead of rosemary and fresh-pressed cranberry. And the Candy Cane Fizz. I literally woke up and thought: Candy Cane Fizz, that would be a great drink.鈥�
The festive fizz is based on a classic Ramos Gin Fizz, but made 鈥渁s wintry as possible,鈥� Taylor says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just good,鈥� he adds. 鈥淪imple and good.鈥�
It鈥檚 richly creamy, lightly fizzy, delicately minty, with a dusting of crushed candy cane atop a foamy crown 鈥� you can have your sugar plums, I鈥檒l have this instead.
Of course, Cascade isn鈥檛 the only place in town getting into the holiday spirit. Here are some more seasonal sips to enjoy around 麻豆传媒映画between now and the New Year.
UVA Wine & Cocktail Bar: Rum Pa-Pa Pomme, created by bar manager Sabrine Dhaliwal (Appleton VX rum, manzana verde apple liqueur, cinnamon, lemon, Bittered Sling Plum and Root Beer bitters, and a whole egg).
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Notch8 at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver:听Snow Cap (Ciroc Red Berry, sherry, simple syrup, blackberries, lemon, cherry bitters).
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Yew Seafood + Bar at the Four Seasons Hotel:听The famous Moose Mug Eggnog and new Moscow Moose cocktail.
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Donnelly Group pubs:听Hot Scotch-olate (The Glenlivet Founder鈥檚 Reserve, coconut milk, chocolate syrup).
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Fairmont 麻豆传媒映画Airport:听Cranberry Cinnamon Blast (vodka, cranberry shrub, house-made cinnamon syrup, fresh lemon and a splash of soda).
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Gotham:听The Dark Matter, a boozy cold-brewed Christmas coffee (coffee bean-infused rum, cinnamon syrup, Cynar, orange-and-walnut bitters).听
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Miku:听Golden Hour Manhattan, created by Stephen Whiteside (saffron-infused Toki Japanese whisky, Benedictine, Odd Society bittersweet vermouth, grapefruit bitters).
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Fat Mao:听Chinatown Bourbon, created by bartender James Welk (house-infused spiced lime leaf bourbon, maraschino liqueur, simple syrup, lime juice and Angostura bitters).
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Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar:听Aquas Caliente, translated as Watch Out It鈥檚 Hot! (mezcal, Noilly Pratt, Ancho Reyes chili liqueur, cr猫me de cacao and Kahlua).
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Fairmont Waterfront:听Mistletoe Martini (vodka, elderflower liqueur, cranberry juice, lemon and organic honey).
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Maenam:听Bitter Broadway, created by bar manager JD McIntyre, a festive twist on a Negroni (oaken aged gin, lime juice, vanilla simple syrup, Odd Society bittersweet vermouth and Peychaud鈥檚 bitters).
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尝鈥橝产补迟迟辞颈谤: Punch the Smoking Bishop, created by bar manager Katie Ingram (Old Forester Kentucky Straight Bourbon, full-bodied red wine, Sons of 麻豆传媒映画No. 82 Amaretto, oloroso sherry, black tea, orange, cinnamon, clove, star anise and Bittered Sling Zinger Crabapple bitters).
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Medina:听Pomme de Moluccas, created by bar manager Marc Slingsby-Jones (aged rum, apple brandy, spiced Moluccas syrup, cinnamon sugar).
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Wildebeest:听Cashew on the Flip-side, created by bartender Will Ford (rum, dessert wine, cashew milk, whole egg, house-made winter spice syrup).
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RECIPE: Candy Cane Fizz
This festively fizzy cocktail was created by Justin Taylor of The Cascade Room. Note that the Giffard Menthe-Pastille, which is similar to a white cr猫me de menthe, is available at Legacy Liquor and other select private retailers.
鈥� 1 oz (30 mL) cacha莽a
鈥� 1 oz (30 mL) Giffard Menthe-Pastille
鈥� 2 oz (60 mL) heavy cream
鈥� 1 egg white
鈥� 2 oz (60 mL) soda water or as needed
鈥� 录 bar spoon (2 mL) candy cane dust (crushed candy canes)
Place cacha莽a, menthe-pastille, cream and egg white in a cocktail shaker without ice and shake vigorously until you built up a rich, thick, sturdy foam, about a minute. (This is called a dry shake.) To make it even frothier, remove the coil from a Hawthorn strainer and add it to the shaker; it will act as a sort of egg beater.
Add some ice to the shaker and shake again, vigorously, for another minute if you can.
Place about an ounce of soda water in the bottom of a Collins or highball glass, then add the contents of the shaker. Carefully add a bit more soda, until you have a crown of foam peeking above the lip of the glass. Sprinkle candy cane dust on top. Serves 1.
