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Victoria’s Secret

2 oz Victoria Gin
1 egg white
1 1/2 oz lemon juice
1 pinch fresh coriander
1/2 tsp fresh ginger
1/2 oz maple syrup
1 pinch fresh ground pepper

Muddle ingredients and shake with ice. Strain into martini glass.  Garnish with pepper.

Created by Barchef’s Frankie Solarik for Vic Gin’s Toronto launch, May 2009

Victoria’s Flip

Wendy McGinness’ competition winning cocktail! (makes 2)

4 oz Vic Gin
1 oz solera cream sherry
20 ml fresh lemon juice
4 dashes of peychauds bitters
2 oz fresh plum juice
2 oz reduced plum juice*
one free range egg yolk
fresh nutmeg

Combine ingredients in a Boston shaker.  Add ice and shake vigorously for about 30 seconds.  Fine strain and serve in a steamed cocktail glass.  Garnish with freshly ground nutmeg.

*Reduced plum juice: combine 1 litre of water with two packages of dehydrated plums (available at most Chinese grocery stores).  Boil and reduce by 1/3.  Remove from heat.  Fine strain.  Chill.

Notes on The Flip from Wendy:

The Flip was first seen in the Colonial days and was created to sooth the stress of the cold winter months.  This cocktail was a mix up of egg (to thicken), sugar, and fortified wine, ale or spirit.  Poured back and forth in a mixing glass and topped with nutmeg.  This cocktail has been carried through to the twentieth century and this is my modern take on a cold-weather favorite.

The Triple Lutz

1 oz Vic Gin
1 oz Crystal Head Vodka
1/2 oz lemon juice
3/4 oz Chef’s whiskey maple syrup
3 muddled blackberries
Muddle blackberries and mix all ingredients in a glass shaker.  Add ice.  Shake and double strain into a chilled martini glass.

Top with ice wine foam:

5 1/2 strips bloomed gelatin
4 oz ice wine
2 oz fresh lemon juice
5 oz simple syrup
10 oz hot water

Mix ingredients and chill. Add to whipped cream canister. Charge with spark whip.  Discard spark whip and add another, shake, and top onto cocktail. Foam should have a consistent density which undisturbed should stay up over 15 minutes.

As per the Fairmont’s press release, The Triple Lutz was named for a figure skating jump first executed by a Canadian, Donald Jackson, and perfected over the years by Brian Orser, Elvis Stojko, and new Canadian star Joannie Rochette.