Made In Windsor Mixology
We’re all about local libations. With a booming cocktail scene and several regional distilleries, our pubs, bars, and restaurants proudly craft a variety of unique drinks using homegrown spirits. From whisky-based classics to inventive gin cocktails, these establishments celebrate the region’s rich distilling heritage with every pour.
Wolfhead Distillery – Espresso Martini
A match made in Whisky heaven
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Wolfhead Signature Coffee Whisky Liqueur
- 0.5 oz Wolfhead Vanilla Almond Biscotti Cream Liquor
- 2 oz Cold Brew Coffee or Espresso
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake, shake, shake. Strain into your favourite martini glass. Garnish with espresso beans.
Erie St GastroPub – Lavender Haze
Grey Goose Vodka – Lemon – Lavender infused syrup
Glass: Coupe Glass
Ingredients
- 2oz Grey Goose Vodka
- 2oz Lemon Juice
- 2oz Lavender Simple Syrup
Garnish
- Lavender Buds
- Dehydrated lemon wheel
Direction
- Add one scoop ice to shaker tin
- Add vodka, lemon juice, and lavender simple syrup to shaker
- Shake until ingredients are incorporated and shaker is cold
- Strain contents of shaker into martini glass
- Garnish with dried Lemon and Lavender buds
Lavender Syrup
Ingredients
- ½ cup of water
- ½ cup of sugar
- 6 dashes of Lavender bitters
Instructions
- Combine water and sugar into sauce pan and heat until sugar is dissolved
Add 6 dashes of Lavender bitters
Funky Chow Kitchen – Yokai
Ingredients
- 1.5oz 1800 Blanco Tequila
- .25oz Licor 43
- .25oz Cassis
- .25 Ginger Syrup*
- .25 Lemongrass Syrup*
- .75 Fresh Lime Juice
- Bamboo Leaf
- Pinch of Salt
Instructions:
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker
- Add ice
- Shake vigorously
- Empty contents into a chilled rocks glass (No need to strain!)
- Add ¼ of a bamboo leaf sliced on an angle for garnish (See picture for example)
- Enjoy your Yokai!
Syrup Instructions:
Ginger Syrup
Ingredients:
- Fresh Ginger
- Water
- White Sugar
Instructions:
- Juice fresh ginger
- Combine equal proportions of all ingredients in a blender and blend for 30 seconds
Lemongrass Syrup
Ingredients:
- Fresh lemongrass
- Water
- White Sugar
Instructions:
- Chop 2 cups worth of lemongrass
- Add chopped lemon grass to pot with 1L water and 1L white sugar
- Bring pot to a boil
- Strain through a nut bag
Mezzo Ristorante & Lounge – Fumo Vecchio
(Old Smoke) – This whisky based Italianized Old Fashioned uses a hint amaro to round out the caramel, vanilla, oak and smoke.
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Maker’s Mark
- .5 oz Amaro Averna
- .5 oz Vanilla simple syrup
- 3 dashes Angostura Bitters
Stirred with ice. Smoke glass with woodchips. Zest orange oil into glass. Fill with ice and pour cocktail. Garnish with orange peel
Salute Resto+Bar – Outreach
Ingredients
- 1 oz. – Vodka
- .5 oz. – Ungava Gin
- .5 oz. – Domaine De Canton
- .75 oz. – Lemon Juice
- .75 oz. – Turmeric Simple Syrup
Build the cocktail in a shaker. Add ice, shake and double strain into a chilled Nick and Nora glass. Garnish with edible flowers.
Turmeric Simple Syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup fresh turmeric (chopped)
- pinch of salt
Add all the ingredients into a pot and bring to a light simmer, stirring occasionally. Once the sugar has dissolved and turmeric starts to loosen up, remove from heat and cover. Let the turmeric steep for at least 5 hours, for better results steep overnight. Strain the turmeric out and your syrup is ready to be used!
