7 celebratory Canada Day cocktails
Capital city spritzer.
Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Canada Day Cocktails
Maple Rye And Ginger
We added a little extra Canadiana to this classic cocktail. Stir ’em up at your next cocktail party for a little extra fun. Get this maple rye and ginger recipe.
Red and white cosmo
COMBINE 3 tbsp vodka with 3 tbsp white cranberry juice, 1 tbsp Cointreau and a squeeze of lemon in a cocktail shaker. Add a handful of ice and shake for 10 sec. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Slowly pour Chambord down the edge into the bottom of a glass. Garnish with frozen cranberries.
Capital city spritzer
MUDDLE a fresh strawberry in a highball glass. Fill glass with ice, then pour in 2 tbsp each Canadian Club Sherry Cask Whisky, cranberry juice, ginger ale, 1 tbsp Chambord and 1 to 2 drops Angostura Bitters. Top with icewine. Garnish with another strawberry.
Maple Collins
This summer-ready twist on the classic sweet-tart Tom Collins adds maple flavour and a ripe red hue from the berries—perfect for patio parties! Get our maple collins recipe.
Maple finished old fashioned
BRING 1/4 cup demerara sugar and 2 tbsp water to a boil. Remove from heat. Cool completely.
STIR 1 1/2 tbsp each Crown Royal Maple Finished Whisky and Canadian rye, 1 tsp demerara syrup and 2 to 3 drops Angostura bitters in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with orange and lemon twist.
Classic caesar cocktail
RUN a lemon wedge around the rim of a tall glass, then turn it upside down onto a plate of celery salt. Fill glass with ice.
ADD 3 tbsp vodka, 4 dashes Tabasco, 2 dashes Worcestershire and the remaining juice from the lemon wedge. Top up with Clamato juice and a generous grinding of pepper. Garnish with a celery stalk and another lemon wedge.
Maple collins
COMBINE 3 tbsp Crown Royal Maple Finished Whisky with 3 tbsp pineapple juice and 1 tbsp each lemon juice and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add a handful of ice. Shake well, then strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Top with 2 tbsp club soda. Garnish with an orange wheel and maraschino cherry.
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