TIFF-Inspired Drinks For Your Own Movie Bash

2) Fill with ice and shake.

3) Double strain into a champagne flute.

4) Top with champagne and garnish.

Inspiration
In 1976 the Toronto International film festival was launched as the ‘Festivals of Festivals’ at the Windsor Arms Hotel in the heart of Yorkville. As well as hosting many celebrities, such as Elizabeth Taylor and Katherine Hepburn, the hotel has also celebrated afternoon tea in their ‘Tea Room’ since 1927. This cocktail celebrates this elegancy of TIFF and the tradition of afternoon tea at the Windsor arms.

Directions
1) Add all ingredients into mixing tin and fill with ice.

2) Shake vigorously and strain into an ice filled old-fashioned glass.

3) Zest with grapefruit and discard.

Inspiration
The Kray Twin were celebrities and gangsters in East London during the 1950s and 60s. Inspired by their Cockney (East London) roots and their notorious reputations for enjoying a good party and creating a criminal stronghold over London. With the brothers being born in the mean streets of Hoxton, East London, and having spent time as prisoners in the Tower of London due to going AWOL during WWII, Beefeater Gin is the obvious base of this spirit-forward cocktail.

2) Double strain into a couple/wine glass.

3) Garnish with a slice of strawberry.

Inspiration:
In the movie “The Martian”, many people see the plot of rescuing the stranded astronaut from Mars. However, the inspiration for this cocktail is the science that Matt Damon’s character needed to employ to grow fresh food on an inhabitable planet. The cocktail is therefore a mixture of fresh and molecular ingredients, with preservation techniques that produce an out-of- this -world flavour profile.

2) Add more ice when needed.

3) Garnish with an orange twist

Inspiration
‘Whitey’ Bulger, Americas 2nd most wanted person only behind Osama Bin Laden for over a decade, was the inspiration of this cocktail. As an Irish Immigrant living in South Boston, life was always tough and one had to be strong to survive. So he became ‘The Boss’ of the Boston Underworld. Created with the staunch Irish traditions in mind that Whitey so-valued, this cocktail was designed to be strong and spirit-forward, yet still sophisticated enough for The Boss.

3) Keep in a seal container and refrigerated.

Basil Infused Egg Whites

Ingredients
o 1 dozen Eggs
o Basil Essential Oil o Cotton balls

Method
1) Place eggs into a sealable container and surround with cotton balls.

2) Add drops of Basil essential oils to the cotton balls and seal container.

3) Allow to sit for at least 48 hours.