Craft Cocktails: Seasonally Inspired Drinks and Snacks from Our Sipping Room

by Geoff Dillon, Whitney Rorison

National Winner for Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2019 - Cocktails category

From Geoff Dillon, founder of Dillon's Small Batch Distillers and leader of the craft distilling movement, a collection of cocktails for every season and recipes for the perfect snacks to enjoy with them.

Grounded in a belief in using fresh ingredients, this must-have collection of cocktails offers impressive yet simple modern cocktails with an elegant vintage feel. The 100 recipes, divided by season, range from the classics, like a warm-weather Whisky Sour and a cool-weather Manhattan, to custom creations inspired by seasonal produce and local barkeeps. Imagine a glass filled with the fresh aroma of spring strawberries alongside the clean, crisp taste of lemon, with herbal notes of absinthe and a hint of rich sweetness from white port, then recreate this award-winning drink called the Royal Velvet at home. Quick and easy large batch recipes like Summer Sangria and Holiday Pomegranate Punch are sure to please a crowd, and snacks like Rosemary Maple Pecans, Roasted Cranberry Flatbreads, and Blackberry-Topped Brie will be the perfect complement to any cocktail.

Whether you're craving a Plum Sparkler to refresh you on a sticky summer afternoon, or a Hot Toddy recipe to enjoy by the fire on a cold winter night, this complete collection of cocktails has the perfect recipe for every occasion and every season.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Canada

264 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2019

Reviews

[Robert Hudder · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this is definitely a book that has a lot of self promotion and a little aggrandizing of the craft movement, there are some reasons to consider it. For a beginner, it is accessible and the instructions are tight. You will get decent cocktails by following the instructions.

When there are other possibilities, either to use Dillon's flavoured gins or when to make versus buy, they are mentioned. While the headlines at the beginning of the recipes don't add much, they seem like an opportunity to opine rather than inform, they are still entertaining enough.

For fan's of the distillery and of Niagara culture in general, this is a good gift book that may even find its way into use.

[JC Cornell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun book, with some great cocktails and appetizer recipes.

[readbeales · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve tried several of the recipes in this book and have enjoyed all to date! Also just a really beautiful book to flip through.