Canadian Alcoholic Beverages

B-52 is a layered cocktail that was invented in Banff, Canada in 1977, and was allegedly named after the long-range bomber used by the Americans during Vietnam War. It consists of coffee liqueur (usually Mexican Kahlúa), Irish crea... READ MORE

Vidal Blanc, commonly known as Vidal, is a dry white wine produced from the Vidal hybrid grape variety that is grown in Ontario and the northeastern United States. The Vidal hybrid is a cross between the French Ugni Blanc and Ray... READ MORE

Canadian whisky is a complex and somewhat confusing whisky style. Officially, to be labeled Canadian whisky the spirit must be distilled from a mash of cereal grains and aged for a minimum of three years. Most examples are blends, and the... READ MORE

Caesar is a Canadian cocktail made with a combination of vodka, clam-infused tomato juice, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. The cocktail is typically served with ice in a large glass with a celery salt rim, garnished with a lime wedge... READ MORE

Caribou is an alcoholic drink hailing from Quebec that usually combines red wine, maple syrup, and grain spirits such as whisky or vodka. The blends often include spices, brandy, sherry, or port. Although it might sound similar to Europea... READ MORE

Advertised as the black sheep of Canadian liqueurs, Yukon Jack is a liqueur that combines blended Canadian whiskey and honey. It is an overproof liqueur available as 100 proof for American and 80 proof for the Canadian market. Yukon Jack ... READ MORE

Ice cider is a novel invention introduced in the 1990s in Quebec. The idea for this cider variety was based on ice wine—in which the grapes are frozen before fermentation, creating concentrated, dessert-style wines. Making ice cider involves... READ MORE

Mahogany is a cocktail that is popular both in Canada and England. It is made with two parts of gin (and/or rum), and one part of treacle (most commonly, golden syrup). It is prepared by shaking all of the ingredients with ice and fine-st... READ MORE

Raymond Massey is a Canadian cocktail made with a combination of rye whiskey, ginger syrup, and champagne. In order to prepare it, whiskey and ginger syrup should be shaken with ice, strained into a highball glass, then topped with champa... READ MORE

Toronto is a bold and rich classic cocktail based on Canadian rye whisky and Fernet Branca—the bittersweet Italian amaro. Other ingredients include simple syrup or maple syrup. Some recipes include bitters, and some replace whisky w... READ MORE

Spruce beer or bière d'epinette is a fermented beverage flavored with spruce—needles, buds, or spruce essence. It comes in an alcoholic and non-alcoholic form, and it typically takes on fruity, citrusy, and herbal ar... READ MORE

Donald Sutherland is a Canadian version of the famous Rusty Nail cocktail. It is prepared with a combination of Canadian rye whiskey and Drambuie. In order to prepare it, both ingredients are poured into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass,... READ MORE

Angry Canadian is a variety of the classic Old Fashioned cocktail. It is made with a combination of Canadian rye whiskey, bitters, club soda or water, and pure maple syrup, which replaces the sugar used in the Old Fashioned. This modern t... READ MORE