Shaker & Spoon, a DIY cocktail subscription box, has released the spoilers for their November 2024 box! Shaker & Spoon Cocktail Club is a monthly cocktail mixers, recipes, tools, and ingredients subscription box!
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The theme is Canadian Cool!
Let the flanneled fun commence once more! No offense to all the beach bums out there, but autumn’s really got a way with the synergy between the senses and the sips. Just like the beauty of pounding the perfect drink in the daytime sun, there’s an art to steeling yourself from the coming cold with something very fine and fortifying. Speaking of, we can learn a thing or two from our geographical buddies-in-bundling-up, Canada.
Take a look at some of the province-spanning cuisines of the country, which seem to have adopted all the richness and decadence of French cooking while casting aside the lighter elements. In that kind of weather, can you blame them? Their now-world-famous whisky, however, was the result of immigrants proficient in distilling from the US and elsewhere in Europe trekking into new territory. But it didn’t take long for the crafty Canucks to develop their own traditions to distinguish themselves from the rest of the world.
The regulations are quite simple: cereal-grain distillates aged in wood for no less than three years to 40% ABV or higher. But then there’s the much discussed 9.09% rule, which allows for that much “non-whisky” flavoring in the blend. Now, before you go thinking that the whisky powers that be in the provinces are tossing in maple syrup and soda pop, keep in mind that this additive must also be aged (for two years). This greatly benefits the Canadian blender, who now has a world of whisk(e)ys, brandies, and wines to reach for if they so choose.
It’s the second largest country in the world by land mass, and the whiskys those Canadians are putting out there are likewise expansive on the flavor experience. And just in time for all those crisp-weather cocktail hours, the Canadian Cool Box is coming! Check it out, eh?! Subscribe now (while supplies last!) to get yours—it’s slated to ship the week of November 4.
Here’s a sneak peek:
All around the clock and calendar, loggers be logging, which makes quiet time at home spent with The Lumberjack’s Wife all the more sweet. This particular sippable spouse from Greg Mayer is bright and charming, yet packs a punch in the sass and spice department. With just a simple shake, a major matrimony materializes between Canadian whisky, lemon, apple-ginger syrup, and a new fall-favorite bitters duo: spiced apple and fruity, spiced creole. Do you take this captivating coupe to be your seasonal sweetie?
Greg began his career in the hospitality industry working in kitchens as a line cook and transitioned to roles behind the bars of many hot spots nationwide. Over the past few years, Greg represented the iconic Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey in NYC. Now he’s back in creation mode, working on cocktails for the Shaker & Spoon community!
Tahini and bikinis. It’s not the latest Beach Boys smash hit, but rather Sother Teague’s anachronistic plans for a fall-weather ode to Canadian whisky. For fans of his Rye-napple Express, we’re not too far afield with the 4,000 Year Grind, which once again hints at the islands with pineapple juice partying alongside our sturdy starring spirit, but this time with lemon, creole bitters, and Sother’s subtropic spice syrup mingling about. But it’s the touch of can’t-miss tahini standing in for orgeat that brings a sensational nut-buttery creaminess that’ll create waves from Toronto to Kokomo!
Sother is the beverage director at New York’s Amor y Amargo and host of The Speakeasy on Heritage Radio Network. In 2018, he was honored with Wine Enthusiast’s Mixologist of the Year Award, and he has authored two books, I’m Just Here for the Drinks and Let’s Get Blitzen, and created Driftwood Bitters and Garden Party Bitters. Catch up on all the Sother favorites in the S&S catalog, including The Weekender, Ash and Elm, Dragon Tears, and Fruitcake Weather.
akes hold. Shawn Soole made certain to maintain the stiffness that suits the preferences of his fellow Vancouver Islanders in this old fashioned, but he’s kindly asking them to lighten up, as well! Look to the surrounding lavender fields, he says, a novel cold-weather ingredient that—along with warm spices and black lemon bitters—gives Canadian whisky a rare frolic with soft and bright flavors. May such colorful and fragrant memories last the whole season long!
Originally from Brisbane, Australia, Shawn has made a significant impact in the Canadian bar scene, particularly in Victoria, British Columbia. With more than two decades of experience, he has authored books like The Great Northern Cocktails and BC Spirits, and is currently the host of the Post Shift Podcast and the cofounder of Soole Hospitality Concepts, where he consults for bars and restaurants globally.
Each month you’ll get 3 unique recipes by top bartenders + everything you need to make 12 drinks (4 from each recipe) other than the liquor—syrups, bitters, mixers, garnishes & more. You’ll be exposed to new flavors & combos, and look at your liquor cabinet in a whole new way. Subscribe today & be your own bartender + the tastemaker in your circle!
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