The Made With Love Mixology competition happened on July 30 (I know, I’m playing a serious game of catchup). It was a showcase of what Calgary’s mixologists could do if given a little time and a lot of imagination. Syrups, ice creams, smoke machines and even hand-made candies made an appearance as over 350 people sampled Calgary’s most innovative drinks.
In the end, Nathan Head from Milk Tiger won with his tea infused beer cocktail. Congrats to Nathan and look forward to his write-up on October’s Culinaire magazine along with a spotlight on Calgary’s mixology community!
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- I haven’t seen shisho used in drinks since Japan. Love it, even if it was a sweet girly drink
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- Again with the shaking…
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- Infusing real smoke into rye in order to create a serious manhattan
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- Hot boxing a drink?
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- Visually it’s a great way to capture the attention of your customers
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- Ginger Syrup, who doesn’t love ginger syrup in a drink?
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- Stellar idea….
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- Better when it’s served in a sno cone and it is super warm out
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- The winning drink, a tea infused beer cocktail that pays hommage to Calgary culture
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- Always the performer
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- Great color
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- A shot of all the competitors, organizers and people that made it happen
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- It’s like, a sweet spicy negroni
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- A little bit of magic
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- The texture was thick and rich
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- Liquid nitrogen is a key component in this technique
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- Time to step out of the box
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- Playing with some molecular techniques, James pushes the edge of what a drink is
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- Refreshing as hell gin drink. Cukes will do that…
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- Franz is always a character… He did this compeition just hours after coming bacl from New Orleans
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- A smoke infused drink that was the result of a lot of care and hard work
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- Generating some smoke for infusion. You might not see it but she created over 350 hand made maple candies for use in this drink. That’s dedication!
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- Bad me, I came to Colin’s booth too late and they were out of ingredients. They did however make me a very tasty stand-in gin drink. I’ll have to remember to hit everyone up earlier next time.
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- Super innovative use of ingredients
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- Use of a thai basil and lemongrass ice cream give it creaminess and uniqueness
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- Tiki drinks are back baby!
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- How can you not like tiki drinks? They remind you of warmer places and fun times
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- Bourbon is coming back as the spirit to use
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- Bourbon, bitters and ginger. If I had to drink one drink all day, this would probably be it.
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