Queen Victoria Gin, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, takes the crown… and the gin!

On Victoria Day, host Bob Blumer, Reigning Queen Miss Conception and expert judges watched as Queen Victoria Lookalikes vied for the crown!

Toronto’s Croquet Society donned their “whites” in Royal York’s lobby.

Ladies in Waiting competed valiantly in noble domains of poise, talent and knowledge in the [...]

In preparation for Victoria Day we got busy on a cocktail fit for a Queen… and fit for Adam McDowell, columnist at the National Post.

Imperial Splendour photo by Adam McDowell
Imperial Splendour
1.5 oz. Victoria Gin
2.5 oz. strongly brewed Earl Grey tea, chilled
0.5 oz. fresh lemon juice
0.5 oz. Cointreau
2 dashes Twisted & Bitter orange cocktail bitters
Combine ingredients [...]

Steve Da Cruz at the corner suite bistro de luxe in Vancouver has a soft spot for sorcery.  His Victorian Witch blends Vic Gin with Strega and a dash of Giffard Guignolet.

Steve explains that:
Historically, any cocktail with Strega is called a witch of some sort. It comes from the tale of 800 years ago when [...]