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Happy Hour with John and Sue
Every Friday or Saturday, we show you how to make delicious cocktails! We do field trips too taking you to fun locations! We've been married for 30 years and, well, it shows sooo thinking you may have fun watching too 😉
Hi everyone and happy Saturday! Well, hope you’re all cozy in the cold weather – a wee bit of hail over here! Mac and Cheese decided to make a bit of a camoe appearance on this weeks episode. Anyhow, join us for some 3 ½ ounces of Happiness (cocktail and mocktail)!! Canadian style – with a bit of France thrown in. ![]()
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Enjoy your weekend! Here’s the recipes:![]()
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3 ½ oz of Happiness Cocktail![]()
1 oz Gin (we used Empress 1908 Gin)![]()
½ oz Red Vermouth (we used Esquimalt - Vermouth & Apéritifs![]()
½ oz White Vermouth (we used Esquimalt - Vermouth & Apéritifs)![]()
1 oz Chambord![]()
½ oz Fresh squeezed lemon juice![]()
Dash of orange bitters![]()
Pour ingredients into shaker and shake with ice until cold. Pour into a glass with ice and garnish with a slice of orange (express a bit of oil from the peel into the drink first)![]()
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Kinda same Mocktail:![]()
¾ oz Raspberry simple syrup (look up last week’s recipe)![]()
½ Fresh squeezed lemon juice![]()
1 tsp of Orgeat ![]()
Shake with ice and pour into rocks glass. Top with Elderflower tonic (we used Fever-Tree)![]()
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Have a great rest of weekend folks! See you next week!![]()
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Happy Saturday everyone! Today – aka snow day! – is all about Raspberry Margaritas! We’re doing FOUR variations of this amazing cocktail that reminds us all of Summer. It happens to be John’s sister’s daughter’s son’s girlfriend’s (aka Marilyn’s daughter Tracy’s son Zach’s girlfriend Casey) fav drink – so in honour of you Casey, here you go! 😊 ![]()
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Raspberry Margarita v1:![]()
2 oz Fresh squeezed lime juice![]()
1.5 oz Good quality Tequila![]()
1 oz Raspberry syrup![]()
Shake with ice. Dirty dump (pour in with ice) into a glass with a salted rim. Garnish with fresh raspberries. (For a Mocktail version – don’t add Tequila, instead add soda water and cream!)![]()
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Raspberry Margarita v2:![]()
2 oz Fresh squeezed lime juice![]()
1.5 oz Mezcal![]()
1 oz Raspberry syrup![]()
Shake with ice. Dirty dump (pour in with ice) into a glass with a salted rim. Garnish with fresh raspberries.![]()
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Raspberry Margarita v3:![]()
2 oz Fresh squeezed lime juice![]()
1.5 oz Tequila![]()
¾ oz Triple Sec![]()
2 bar spoons Raspberry jam (aka 2 tbs)![]()
Shake with ice. Dirty dump (pour in with ice) into a glass with a salted rim. Garnish with fresh raspberries.![]()
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Raspberry Margarita v4:![]()
2 oz Fresh squeezed lime juice![]()
1.5 oz Tequila![]()
1 oz Chambord Raspberry Liqueur![]()
(John Connors added some raspberry syrup to this and he liked it better that way)![]()
Shake with ice. Dirty dump (pour in with ice) into a glass with a salted rim. Garnish with fresh raspberries.![]()
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Raspberry Syrup:![]()
400g fresh or frozen raspberries![]()
Put in a bowl and sprinkle with white sugar. Leave in fridge overnight to masticate (draws juices out of the fruit). Stir a cup of water and a cup of white sugar together over heat. Bring just to a boil stirring constantly. Add fruit to the syrup. Muddle and cover and then remove from heat. Let steep until cool. Strain solids out of fruit syrup.![]()
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Happy Saturday everyone! Big shout out to my dad Jim MacDougall on his 88th birthday and John Connors for his "39th" :-)! This week’s cocktail comes to us from our cruise pals from Montreal! They shared with us one of her favourite concoctions – an Amaretto Sour with an IPA float. So – we gave it a whirl! And, spoiler alert - it was very tasty!![]()
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Here’s the recipe:![]()
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1.5 oz Amaretto ![]()
3/4 oz Bourbon![]()
1 oz Fresh squeezed lemon juice![]()
¼ tsp Agave syrup (or simple syrup)![]()
1 Egg white![]()
Some IPA of your choice – we chose Fat Tug by Driftwood Brewery![]()
Dry shake in a shaker until the egg white starts to foam. Add ice and shake until cold. Pour into a coupe glass. Now, top with IPA of your choice and enjoy! We garnished with maraschino cherries.![]()
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Have a great rest of your weekend everyone!![]()
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Happy Saturday everyone! Happy New Year! It’s been a few weeks – we were away in fab sunny South Beach and then Caribbean cruise for the past while with our pals Rosemary, Brian, Lisa and Dan! ![]()
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We decided to do a flashback to sunny days cocktail and mocktail for you – a Blood Orange and Cream Margarita! These were over the top delicious!![]()
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Here’s the recipes:![]()
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Blood Orange and Cream Cocktail![]()
1 oz Tequila![]()
¾ oz Mezcal (you can use Tequila if you don’t like Mezcal)![]()
1 ½ oz Blood orange juice![]()
¾ oz Triple Sec![]()
½ oz Fresh squeezed lime juice![]()
½ oz Cream ![]()
½ oz Agave syrup![]()
Pour into shaker with ice, shake until cold and strain into glass with a slice of the Blood Orange.![]()
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Blood Orange Soda![]()
4 oz Blood Orange juice![]()
1 oz Cream![]()
½ Agave syrup![]()
Pour into shaker with ice, shake until cold and strain into glass. Top with soda and blood orange slice.![]()
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Have a fabulous weekend everyone – see you next week! And Happy early birthday to John Connors who turns the big 61 on Wednesday 🙂![]()
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Merry Christmas Eve everyone!! We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!!! Tonight’s special Christmas drinks include a Frozen Hot Chocolate cocktail and mocktail!!![]()
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Here’s the recipes:![]()
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Frozen Hot Chocolate Cocktail aka boozy big dessert![]()
3 oz Baileys Irish Cream![]()
3 oz White Crème de Cacao![]()
2 oz of Whole milk![]()
2 cups of ice cubes (a tray)![]()
Half cup of instant hot chocolate mix![]()
Blend all ingredients and pour into chocolate and coconut rimmed glass. Top with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles! Pro tip – eat with a spoon lol![]()
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Frozen Hot Chocolate Mocktail aka big dessert for the whole family!![]()
2 oz Whole milk![]()
Half cup of instant hot chocolate mix![]()
1 tbs of Chocolate syrup![]()
1 cup of Vanilla ice cream – we used half a tub of Haagen-Dazs![]()
John recommends adding ice cubes as well – it was a tad rich!![]()
Blend all ingredients and pour into chocolate and coconut rimmed glass. Top with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles! Pro tip – eat with a spoon lol![]()
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Have a magical Christmas everyone – see you next weekend!![]()
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