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Patio Mix
Five B.C. bartenders offer up their
favourite—and simple—summer drinks
to sip and serve on the patio after work
by Ricardo Khayatte
E n t e r t a i n i n g
The Agnostic
Eldorado rum, Abricot du Roussillon, lemon
juice, Anna de Codorniu sparkling wine
"Patio season calls for a celebration, and
bubbly makes any sunny afternoon an
occasion."
—Matt Hassen, bar manager, Chill
Winston, Vancouver
Butterfly Knot
Applejack, Amaro Nonino, dry Curaçao
"The Butterfly Knot is sweet and
summery with flavours of apples
and citrus. Adding an orange zest
butterfly garnish makes it the perfect
cocktail to serve at a garden party."
—Hailey Pasemko, bar manager, Wolf
in the Fog, Tofino
Arnie's elixir
Bombay Sapphire gin, Limoncello
liqueur, cucumber, chilled
sweetened green tea
"It is light, crisp and very
refreshing, especially after a
round of golf on a sunny day
and consumed on our patio,
of course."
—James Eriksen, food and
beverage manager, Northview
Golf and Country Club, Surrey
ApothecAry Bitters
The Apothecary Bitters Company makes craft
bitters in east Vancouver using fresh and, where
possible, organic ingredients. Recommended
flavours for summer are spirit Fire, Tlalocan and
Mystic Caravan. apothecarybitters.com
twisted & Bitter
Victoria spirits uses its copper pot still to
handmake bitters in three flavours: Orange
(nice in a martini), Rosemary Grapefruit
(good in G&T) and Black Pepper (spices up
a caesar). victoriaspirits.com
Bitter Suite: A trio of B.C. producers makes small-batch bitters with major appeal
