Camping and barbecuing might be off the table this May Long, but you can still make a delicious cocktail
Cocktails
Grilling some of the fruit lends extra depth of flavour to the sangria
Not your traditional mulled wine or hot chocolate, but give it a try
Amari are the Italian aromatized wines drunk after dinner to aid digestion
Meuwly’s Lemon Cordial makes quick work out of cocktail making
Strain into a goblet or wine glass or two, if you feel like sharing—this is a good-sized drink and sharing might not be bad
“One of my favourite things to have on stock in the fridge is homemade lemonade – so I thought I’d share the recipe I use from Ballymaloe.” -Kaelin Whittaker, Ruby Apron
“Rhubarb doesn’t freeze well. I prefer to preserve the abundance in the garden in a delicious cordial. Add to soda water, sparkling wine or gin.” -Kaelin Whittaker, Awn Kitchen.
Most mixes are way too sweet and have too much stuff in them, but a good one is Baru in a fun striped cylinder
Teresa Seibel, a native Virginian living in Edmonton, has adapted to some local habits, but she has her limits. Seibel argues that, besides being much easier to make, iced tea is indeed amenable to mixing
Adapted from a recipe by David Lebovitz. Use the best quality chocolate you can find to make this luscious hot chocolate
Eau Claire’s Christmas Gin (with frankincense, myrrh and 23K gold) is delicious in a holiday cocktail
Because shrubs are generally high in acidity (if you use a vinegar of at least five per cent) shrubs can be an excellent way to enjoy summer’s bounty of rhubarb, berries and other fruit.
A shrub is essentially a drink made by macerating fruit with sugar and adding vinegar