COCKTAILS
FOR A CROWD
Turn your
favourite
cocktail into
a pitcher or
punch!
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The season for entertaining is here and
a cocktail party is a fun, easy way to
entertain. The Cocktails for a Crowd
brochure features recipes that have been
converted to make mixing drinks for your
guests a breeze.
The tradition of the “punch bowl” is making
a come back and will give you, the host,
time to mix and mingle with your guests.
Whether your favourite spirit is vodka, rum,
gin, tequila, whisky or gin, there’s a recipe
that will make your get-together special.
Mix and serve in a bowl or a pitcher, add
some garnish, choose your glassware and
you’re ready!
Remember to serve plenty of non-salty
snacks along with a selection of nonalcoholic offerings as well.
Enjoy!
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COCKTAILS FOR A CROWD
Pitch Black
pitcher (serves 6)
16 oz (240 ml)
30 oz (480 ml)
4 oz (120 ml)
8
Malibu Black
cola
fresh lime juice
dashes Angostura bitters
Add all ingredients to a pitcher half filled with ice, stir.
Garnish with lime and serve.
Malibu Black
176255
750 ml
$27.99
Malibu Black is a bold Caribbean Rum enriched by
the subtle flavour of vanilla and smooth lingering
coconut.
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OakHeart
Painless Punch
pitcher (serves 6)
6 oz (180ml)
16 oz (240ml) 16 oz (240ml)
2 oz (60ml) 2 oz (60ml) 2 bar spoons Bacardi Oakheart
pineapple juice
orange juice
cream of coconut
fresh lime juice
ground nutmeg
Add all ingredients to a pitcher, stir well. Garnish with
lime and serve.
Bacardi OakHeart
773622
750ml
$28.49
Bacardi Oakheart is a smooth, spiced rum straight
from the heart of charred oak barrels for a golden
hue, a hint of smokiness and a unique velvet-like
smoothness. A robust flavour that stands up to any
challenge with a one-two punch of maple and honey
followed by vanilla and caramel.
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Desperado Diablo
pitcher (serves 10)
15 oz (450 ml)
Hornitos Gold Tequila
10 oz (300 ml)
hibiscus spice tea syrup*
7 ½ oz (225 ml)
lime juice
40 dashesorange bitters
5 bottles
gingerbeer
Stir all ingredients, except gingerbeer, in a pitcher
gently with lots of ice. Remove half the ice with a
slotted spoon to avoid dilution. Serve with fresh ice
and top with 4 oz gingerbeer.
*Hibiscus spice TEA SYRUP (MAKES 750 ml)
16¾ oz (500ml) hot water
4 bags
hibiscus spice tea
16¾ oz (500ml) sugar (cane, raw or white)
Steep and strain. Mix in sugar to taste. Refrigerate.
Hornitos Gold Tequila
143040
750ml $38.99
Spicy and sweet, soft yet bold, lively and smooth,
Hornitos has a paler colour and livelier agave taste than
other resposados. A fresh aroma of fruit and wood
leads to the perky flavours of sweet pear and spice.
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KETEL ONE APPLE
CINNAMON
pUNCH (serves 10)
15 oz (450 ml)
20 oz (600 ml)
40 oz (1.2 L)
1 1 tsp (5 ml)
Ketel One Vodka
chilled cranberry juice
chilled apple cider (not juice)
sliced lemon and lime
cinnamon
Stir ingredients into a large punch bowl with ice.
Add a slice of lemon and lime and a cinnamon stick
to each glass.
Ketel One
456095
750ml $29.99
Firm and dry with the accent on a grain-oak bite
and a delicious mouth-watering crescendo. The
sweetness is controlled and regulated by spice.
Corn oils and building oak make for an excellent
bitter-sweet finale of some length and style.
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Wiser’s Blitz
pitcher (Serves 6)
12 oz (360 ml)
20 oz (600 ml) 20 oz (600 ml) Wiser’s Deluxe
Canadian Whisky
beer
ginger ale
ice
Add all ingredients into a pitcher half filled with ice,
stir and serve.
Wiser’s Deluxe
893
750ml
$26.49
Wiser’s Deluxe has a rich amber colour with a full,
rich fragrance of dried fruits, caramel and vanilla
with an indication of well-balanced, mature oak. The
body is full and round with a warm and enduring
smooth finish. It is an exceptional blend of oak,
toasted grains and rich toffee.
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Egg Nog PUNCH
Punch (serves 10)
15 oz (450 ml) Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum
2½ oz (62 ml)
bitters
10 oz (300 ml)vanilla roiboos tea syrup*
1¼ oz (33 ml)
lemon juice
20 oz (600 ml) heavy cream
10
whole eggs
10
yolks
With a hand blender, emulsify ingredients together
to make a light and airy egg nog. To chill, stir in lots
of ice then remove to avoid rapid dilution. Pour into a
punch bowl. Garnish with nutmeg or cinnamon.
Important: Raw eggs MUST be kept cold at all times.
*vanilla roiboos TEA SYRUP (MAKES 750 ml)
16¾ oz (500ml) hot water
4 bags
vanilla roiboos tea
16¾ oz (500ml) sugar (cane, raw or white)
Steep and strain. Mix in sugar to taste. Refrigerate.
Captain Morgan’s
Spiced Rum
500512
750ml
$28.49
This spiced rum is medium amber in colour with soft,
mildly spicy aromas and notes of wood shavings,
vanilla and biscuit. It is slightly sweet, mediumbodied with mellow flavours of lightly spiced fruit and
vanilla and pleasant warm spice.
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JÄger Mule
PUNCH (serves 20 or more)
25 oz (750 ml) 33 ½ oz(1 L)
Jägermeister
20 2 2 tsp fresh mint leaves
fresh lemon
sugar
ginger ale
Add all ingredients to a large pitcher or punch bowl.
Add ice and stir well. Serve a glass and add more ice
if needed.
JÄgermeister
117101 750ml
$33.99
Jägermeister, meaning hunt master, is a German
bitter liqueur. Dating from the seventh century, it
is made of a complex blend of 56 herbs, fruits and
spices.
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SKYY HIGH PUNCH
PUNCH (serves 20 or more)
25 oz (750 ml) ½ cup (125 ml)
50 oz (1½ L)
66 ¼ oz(2 L)
¼ cup (50 ml)
SKYY vodka
orange juice
apple juice
ginger ale
lime and lemon, for garnish
Add all ingredients except soda to a large pitcher or
punch bowl. Add ice and stir well. Pour into serving
glass and add more ice if needed. Top with soda and
garnish with lime and lemon.
Skyy Vodka
410415
750 ml
$24.75
Skyy is extremely smooth, quadruple distilled and
triple filtered with a light, grassy aroma and a nice
rich body touched with notes of butter and almonds.
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BOMBAY MARY
pitcher (serves 10)
16 oz (480 ml) Bombay Sapphire Gin
2 oz (60 ml) sherry
25 oz (750 ml) tomato juice
5 oz (150 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice
¼ tsp (1 ml)
celery salt
8 twists black pepper
½ tsp (1 ml)
horseradish
¼ tsp (1 ml)
red pepper sauce
¼ tsp (1 ml)
Worcestershire sauce
Fill pitcher with ice. Pour in gin followed by the sherry,
tomato and lemon juice. Stir well. Season with celery
salt, black pepper, horseradish, red pepper sauce
and Worcestershire sauce to taste.
BOmbay SappHire
316844
750ml $27.49
Bombay Sapphire gin is light and crisp with a
ripe citrus aroma with rounded spice and a touch
of juniper. The fresh natural flavours of the 10
botanicals create a gentle, aromatic taste layered
with zesty citrus, delicate nutty oils, rich exotic
spices and a hint of sweetness before ending with
light lavender notes and a long peppery finish.
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Tequila Jimarita
pitcher (serves 10)
16 oz (480 ml)
8 oz (240 ml)
12 oz (360 ml)
3 cups (750 ml)
8 El Jimador Reposado Tequila
Triple Sec
sour mix
ice
lime wedges
Combine tequila, triple sec, sour mix and ice in a
large pitcher. Stir. To serve dip the rim of each glass
into salt; fill glass with margarita mixture.
El Jimador
Reposado TequilA
460360
750 ml
$29.99
Made from 100% agave, the proprietary production
process and aging in white oak barrels for two
months is what gives El Jimador it’s golden colour
and balanced flavour of cooked agave and hints of
vanilla and caramel. Smooth and mellow.
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Red Stag
Cherry Fizz
pitcher (serves 10)
16 oz 6 oz
12 oz 6 oz
(480 ml) (180 ml)
(360 ml)
(180 ml)
Red Stag Bourbon
cranberry juice
lemonade
lemon-lime soda
Add all ingredients except soda to a large pitcher.
Add ice and stir well. Pour into serving glasses and
add more ice if needed. Top with soda, garnish with
lime and serve.
Red Stag
136739
750ml
$27.45
Distinctively fruity, without disguising the familiar,
rich nose of Jim Beam Bourbon. Sweet and mellow
with hints of black cherry for smoothness and
balance. Judiciously sweet and satiny, with true
bourbon warmth and spice.
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Don’t Upset
the Apple-Cart
PITCHER (serves 10)
15 oz (450 ml)
10 oz (300 ml)
7½ oz (225 ml)
20 oz (600 ml)
40 dashes
Woodford Reserve Bourbon
masala black chai tea syrup*
lemon juice
apple cider
Angostura bitters
Stir in a glass pitcher gently with lots of ice, then
remove half of the ice with a slotted spoon to avoid
rapid dilution. Serve immediately.
*masala black chai TEA SYRUP (MAKES 750 ml)
16¾ oz (500ml) hot water
4 bags
masala black chai spice tea
16¾ oz (500ml) sugar (cane, raw or white)
Steep and strain. Mix in sugar to taste. Refrigerate.
Woodford
Reserve Bourbon
480624
750 ml
$48.99
Woodford Reserve is super-premium Kentucky
“small batch” bourbon. Unusual complexity, balance
and fullness of flavourand an incredibly smooth
finish. Such a complex bourbon makes it perfect in
contemporary cocktails.
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