If you are planning a winter party, mix up a signature cocktail for the evening to go along with the winter holiday theme. These drinks from Hood River Distillers are festive and fun. This beverage menu features an array of mixing possibilities.
Yazi Ginger Vodka’s four different species of ginger – along with lemon, orange, cayenne and red pepper. Nordic Libation is perfect for evoking winter spirit by starting out with a bracing peppermint flavor, and then melting into a warm cinnamon finish and Pendleton Whisky’s uncommonly smooth taste gives drinks a rich and complex flavor.
SnowPak
This layered cocktail packs in three …read more

With the cold and flu season in full swing, I can’t think of a better way to warm up and curl up with a good book than with a cup of hot steaming apple pie.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Tuaca Liqueur offers some great drink ideas for the holiday season.  For those of you unfamiliar with the brand, its an Italian liqeur that is flavored with vanilla and citrus. Mmmm…. delicious.
This drink recipe brings you the warm comfort of a hot apple pie with the added splash of fun.  This drink would be perfect for any holiday party as it’s sure …read more

This drink may take a little bit of time to make, but it is totally worth it!
Featured on the Fine Living Network, this sweet cocktail brought to you by the National Peanut Board is the most creative and innovative drink I have seen in a long time.  You will have to concoct your own rum infusion, so get ready to roll your sleeves up.
Try something different and creative this year at your Holiday party; give your guests something they’ve never tasted before.  The mix of dry roasted peanuts and creme de cacao is one of the most decadent cocktail collaborations …read more

In honour of Vancouver’s wicked winter wonderland we’re currently being subjected to, I bring you one of my favourite winter cocktails, all the way from the freak-deaky Dutch.
This one is one of those retro classics currently making its way up clubs with caché right now, alongside the Sidecars and the Whiskey Sours: it’s the Snowball.
Snowballs are made with Advocaat, a Dutch liqueur that’s the alcoholic equivalent of, well, egg nog. It’s a creamy, light liqueur with a hint of fruitiness (from brandy) and eggs. But there really is no other way to drink it unless mixed in a Snowball.
And the …read more

It’s officially the silly season and that means there’s a ton of parties, events and just things you’ve got to either go to or host.
Want to find an easy, quick drink you can make and impress your friends, all at once? Try Lotus Vodka’s Merry Berry Cosmo:
The Merry Berry Cosmo
2 oz Lotus Vodka
1 oz Berry Liqueur (like Chambord)
1 oz Cranberry Juice
½ oz Grenadine
½ oz Simple Syrup
Shake all ingredients well with ice and strain over fresh ice in a tall glass.
Now sit back, slurp, sip and enjoy!