Spring Cocktails 2026

Hibiscus Margarita

Dip rims of two tumblers into a shallow saucer of water, then in flaky or hibiscus salt. Pour 1 cup (250 mL) brewed hibiscus tea, 1 oz agave nectar or Simple Syrup, 2 oz fresh-squeezed pink grapefruit juice, 1 oz triple sec, 2 oz blanco or reposado tequila into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until thoroughly chilled, at least 15 seconds. Taste and adjust sweetness, if desired. Fill prepared glasses with ice. Strain equal amounts of cocktail through a cone-shaped cocktail strainer into each glass. Garnish with grapefruit wedges.

Mix it with 1800 Anejo Tequila

Espresso Nitroni

Add 1 oz Canadian whisky, ¾ oz Campari, ½ oz maple syrup and ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt to an ice-filled shaker. Shake well for 45 seconds. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Shake a can of nitro cold brew espresso (such as Two Bears or Rise) well. Pour 3 oz into the martini glass, taking care to stop before it overflows. Add 2 dashes orange bitters and garnish with a twist of lemon.

Mix it with Canadian Club Classic 12 Year Old

Salty Dog Spritz

Place kosher salt on a small plate. Using a thin piece of grapefruit, swipe up the side of a rocks glass reaching the rim. Press dampened area on glass in salt. Squeeze 3 oz juice from grapefruit. Fill glass with ice. Pour in ½ oz vodka. Top with 3 oz grapefruit juice and 2 oz chilled soda water. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge or twist.

Mix it with Smirnoff Vodka

Smirnoff Vodka Lemonade Soda

Pour 1½ oz vodka into a tall glass such as a Collins. Pour in 4 oz lemonade and stir to mix. Top with club soda. Garnish with a lemon wheel.

Mix it with Smirnoff Vodka

Pineapple Daiquiri

Pour 1½ oz rum, ½ oz simple syrup, ¾ oz lime juice, ¾ oz pineapple juice and 1 pinch of salt (five grains of rock salt) into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake for 45 seconds. Strain into chilled daiquiri glass. Garnish with a pineapple wedge studded with 5 cloves.

Mix it with The Kraken Black Spiced Rum

Maple Leaf Cocktail

Add 1½ oz Canadian rye whisky and a dash of each maple liqueur and bitters to a tumbler. Stir. Add ice and a splash of soda (if desired). Fill a bowl with crushed ice. Dribble about 1 tbsp maple syrup onto ice until it stiffens into taffy. Stick a wooden swizzle stick into the taffy and roll it up onto the end of the stick. Place the stick into the drink (taffy end first).

Mix it with JP Wiser's Deluxe NHL LE