Gallery: Toronto Life hosts the Art of the Cocktail at the TIFF Bell Lightbox
Gallery: Toronto Life hosts the Art of the Cocktail at the TIFF Bell Lightbox
By Toronto Life | May 27, 2013
By Toronto Life | 05/27/2013
Two hundred people packed the Malaparte event space on the sixth-floor of the TIFF Bell Lighbox last Thursday for our first-ever Art of the Cocktail party, a boisterous evening of top-shelf booze mixed by some of the city’s best bartenders. Over three hours, Toronto bartenders from Blowfish, Miller Tavern, Bloke and 4th and Jump whipped up four fancy craft cocktails with chefs from O&B pairing hors d’oeuvres for each. Check out the slideshow for pictures from the party.
215458 The Art of the Cocktail bartenders (left to right): Rob Montgomery, Nishan Nepulangoda, Sara Kuz and Simon Hooper (Image: Erin Simkin) The Art of the Cocktail The Art of the Cocktail https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-01-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-01.jpg 1248 832 [] https://torontolife.com/food/art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life/slide/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-01/ the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-01 0 0
(Image: Erin Simkin)
215459 Bloke and 4th bartender Simon Hooper makes a “Smokin’ Aces:” Don Julio Blanco, rosemary simple syrup, lime juice, watermelon juice, bitters and smoking rosemary sprig garnish (Image: Erin Simkin) The Art of the Cocktail The Art of the Cocktail https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-02-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-02.jpg 1248 832 [] https://torontolife.com/food/art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life/slide/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-02/ the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-02 0 0
(Image: Erin Simkin)
215460 Blowfish bartender Nishan Nepulangoda (Image: Erin Simkin) The Art of the Cocktail The Art of the Cocktail https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-03-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-03.jpg 1248 832 [] https://torontolife.com/food/art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life/slide/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-03/ the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-03 0 0
(Image: Erin Simkin)
215461 Ahi tuna tartare (Image: Erin Simkin) The Art of the Cocktail The Art of the Cocktail https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-04-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-04.jpg 1248 832 [] https://torontolife.com/food/art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life/slide/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-04/ the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-04 0 0
(Image: Erin Simkin)
215462 Sara Kuz of Jump pours her “Golden Kilt” cocktail (Image: Erin Simkin) The Art of the Cocktail The Art of the Cocktail https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-05-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-05.jpg 1248 832 [] https://torontolife.com/food/art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life/slide/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-05/ the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-05 0 0
(Image: Erin Simkin)
215463 Blowfish bartender Nishan Nepulangoda’s “Caribou Crossing” cocktail: Ketel One vodka, Grand Marnier, lime cordial, jalapeno black pepper syrup, yuzu juice, grapefruit juice, grapefruit syrup and grapefruit bitters (Image: Erin Simkin) The Art of the Cocktail The Art of the Cocktail https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-06-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-06.jpg 1248 832 [] https://torontolife.com/food/art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life/slide/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-06/ the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-06 0 0
(Image: Erin Simkin)
215464 Miller Tavern bartender Rob Montgomery’s Spanish-style gin and tonic: Tanqueray Ten gin, tonic water, lime, Thyme burnt with a blowtorch, green seedless grapes and ice (Image: Erin Simkin) The Art of the Cocktail The Art of the Cocktail https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-07-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-07.jpg 832 1248 [] https://torontolife.com/food/art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life/slide/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-07/ the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-07 0 0
(Image: Erin Simkin)
215465 Jump bartender Sara Kuz’s “Golden Kilt:” Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch, Guinness, espresso, lemon juice and raw sugar syrup garnished with an orange twist wrapped on a cinnamon stick and served in a champagne saucer. Paired with chocolate sticky toffee pudding (Image: Erin Simkin) The Art of the Cocktail The Art of the Cocktail https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-08-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-08.jpg 832 1248 [] https://torontolife.com/food/art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life/slide/the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-08/ the-art-of-the-cocktail-toronto-life-08 0 0
(Image: Erin Simkin)