Ville Magazine l Insider Access for City Lifestyle Jan/Feb 2016 / Premiere Issue | Page 16

COCKTAIL CULTURE

Toast
To Being
Toasty
Written by: Lauren Adam

The benefits of the cold
weather cocktail are endless.
Hot Toddy’s can cure the
common cold, cider has all
your daily recommended fruit
servings, and bourbon can
warm you up without having
to put on your onesie. What’s
your ailment this season?
Catch the healing powers of
cold weather cocktails at one
of these local craft havens.

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1. HOLIDAY HOLISTIC

2. COLONIAL CAPTAIN

3. BUTTER ME UP

106th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004; (425) 4400025; lotno3.com

Aye, aye. Canon, 928 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122;
canonseattle.com

WA 98121; [phone]; local360.org

Rich notes of caramel and vanilla from the
hefty Old Grand-dad 114 Bourbon join a
peppery holiday mint in Giffard Menthe
Pastille. Add indulgent chocolate Melletti
Ciocolato and combine with steaming hot
coffee. Finish with cinnamon and the fluffy
perfection salted stroh whipped cream.
Perfect for the mind and body. Lot No 3, 460

Citrusy pisco, luxary vodka Absolut Elyx
and earthy floral Amaro Montenegro, jazz
up lemonberry sage tea. Insert the zest of
fresh citrus and bitters served in a copper
“pineapple” mug. While vitamin C isn’t
actually a treatment, oranges, lemons,
grapefruits and limes all contain flavonoids,
which can help boost the immune system.

This one makes you want to cuddle up by
the fire for an infinite amount of r&r. Sweet,
smoky, Willie’s Montana Honey Moonshine
with Apple Knocker hard cider get drizzled
with cardamom butter syrup and an acidic
squeeze of fresh lemon. It’s served either
hot-toddy-style or on the rocks. There’s
nothing like backcountry moonshine to
warm up with. Local 360, 2234 1st Ave, Seattle,

4. HOUSE SPICED CIDER

5. CABIN FEVER

6. MS. TOKLAS

Lowell’s, 1519 Pike Pl, Seattle, WA 98101; (206) 6222036; eatatlowells.com

Kitchen + Bar, 700 Bellevue Way NE #130, Bellevue,
WA 98004; [phone]; earls.ca

Madison St, Seattle, WA 98104; [phone];
hotelsorrento.com

Fresh nutmeg, cloves, allspice, cinnamon,
demarrera sugar simmered with fresh 100%
Washington Apples & Cider. Finished with
fresh dairy butter and a shot of either brandy,
dark rum or Tuaca. The spices are the antidote
here – cinnamon is recognized for lowering
blood sugar levels, reducing heart disease.
Nutmeg has a reputation for strengthening
cognitive function and detoxify the body.

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Served in a blue camping mug, this spin on
a whiskey sour was beamed down straight
from the Great White North. The mix includes
Crown Royal, Taylor Fladgate 10-Year Tawny
Port, ginger, pineapple, fresh lemon and
Moondog Bitters garnished with a sprig of
mint, a pinecone, and a spray of Bowmore
12 year scotch with atomizer. Widely known
for treating sore throats and boredom. Earls

Lucid Absinthe takes anise with mild
bitterness and the contrasting floral power
of St Germain, chamomile, honey, and lemon
juice on the rocks. This is calming digestif
will alleviate that classic holiday tensions.
Step into the sophisticated (and maybe
haunted) European style bistro and enjoy the
benefits of the absinthe’s wormwood: muscle
relaxant and mild sedative. Dunbar Room, 900