Experience the taste of Merridale at home
Below you will find a collection of favourite cocktail recipes from the bar at our Farmhouse Restaurant. Visit our Farmstore, or your local liquor store and recreate your Merridale memories at home.
Hot Toddy Kit
1 oz Cowichan Spiced Rhumb
1 tbsp Apple Blossom Honey
Juice of one lemon
1/2 cup hot water
Lemon slice
Combine 1oz. of Cowichan Spiced Rhumb, honey and lemon juice in a Merridale mug, mix with hot water and garnish with a lemon wedge
Mulled Cider
1L House Cider
1/4 packages spice mix
Combine in a pot and slowly warm on low for 30 minutes. Strain and serve hot.
Honey Bee
Cowichan Copper Gin
Merridale's Ginger Syrup
Cyser Cider
Angostura Bitters
1 Lime or Lime Juice
Combine 1oz. of Cowichan Copper Gin, 1oz. Ginger simple syrup, two dashes of Angostura Bitters and 1/2 oz. of lime juice, into a shaker with ice.
Shake vigorously then strain into a glass with ice. Top with Cyser cider.
Van Isle Iced Tea
Cowichan Gin
Cowichan Vodka
Black Tea Bags
Esquimalt Wine Co. Dry Vermouth
Fresh Lemon Juice
Sprite
Step 1: Make the Cowichan Spirits Black Tea Infusion: Combine 1 cup vodka and 1 cup gin in a pitcher. Add in 8 black tea bags, cover with saran wrap and refrigerate. After 24 hours, remove the tea bags and pour into spirit bottle.
Step 2: Combine 1 oz. of Cowichan Spirits Black Tea Infusion with 1/2 oz. of Esquimalt Wine Co. Dry Vermouth and 1/2 oz. of Fresh Lemon
Juice in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a tall glass with ice. Top with Sprite. Stir and serve.
Juicy G&T
Cowichan Gin
Merridale's Fennel Citrus Syrup
Peychaud’s Bitters
Tonic
Combine 1oz. Cowichan Gin, 1oz. Fennel Citrus simple syrup,
2 dashes of Peychauds bitters in a glass with ice and top with tonic.
#Bliss
Cowichan Vodka
Merridale's Lavender Lemon Syrup
Lemon
Soda
Combine 1oz. Cowichan Vodka, 1oz. Lavender-Lemon simple syrup in a glass with ice and top with soda.
Cider Car
Cowichan Cider Brandy
Merridale's Fennel Citrus Syrup
Mo’Moro Cider
Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
Lemon Wedge
Combine ½ oz. Merridale Cowichan Cider Brandy, ¼ oz. Merridale Fennel Citrus Syrup, ½ oz. fresh squeezed orange juice, the juice from one squeezed lemon wedge in shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a martini glass. Top with Merridale Mo’Moro Cider.
Spiced Rhumb Mojito
Cowichan Spiced Rhumb
Merridale's Ginger Syrup
Fresh squeezed lime juice
Fresh mint leaves
Soda
Combine 1 1/2 oz. Merridale Cowichan Spiced Rhumb, 1 oz. Merridale Ginger Syrup, 3/4 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice, 5 mint leaves into shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and empty contents into 14oz sleeve. Top with soda water and stir.
Cherri Berri
Cowichan Cherry Brandy
Cowichan Cherry Liqueur
Merri Berri Cider
Esquimalt Wine Co. Rosso Vermouth
2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
Combine 1/2 oz. each of Cowichan Cherry Brandy, Cowichan Cherry Liqueur and Esquimalt Wine Co. Rosso Vermouth, along with 2 dashes of bitters in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Top with 2 oz. of Merri Berri cider.
Harvest Brandy
Oaked Harvest Cider
Cowichan Cider Brandy
Merridale’s Apple Juice
Merridales' Cider Gastrique
Combine 1oz. Merridale Oaked Harvest cider, ½ oz. Cowichan Cider Brandy, ½ oz. Merridale Cider Gastrique and ½ oz. Merridale Apple Juice in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini glass.
Smokey Fizz
Cowichan Copper Gin
Merridale's Fennel Citrus syrup
Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
1 Egg White
Soda Water
Combine 1oz. Cowichan Copper Gin, 1oz. Fennel Citrus simple syrup, ½ oz. fresh lemon juice, ½ oz. fresh lime juice and one egg white in a shaker without ice. Shake vigorously, then add ice to the shaker and shake vigorously again. Strain into a glass with ice and top with 1-2oz. soda water.
Tiki Time
Cowichan Rhumb
Merridale's Rosemary Cinnamon syrup
Merri Berri Cider
Peychaud’s Bitters
Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
Combine 1oz. Cowichan Rhumb, 1oz. Rosemary Cinnamon simple syrup, two dashes Peychaud’s Bitters and ½ oz. fresh lime juice in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a glass with ice and top with Merri Berri.
Fallin Apples
Cowichan Spiced Rhumb
Merridale's Ginger syrup
Apple Pie Cider
1 slice lemon wedge
Combine 1oz Cowichan Spiced Rhumb and 1oz Merridale Ginger Syrup in a cocktail shaker over ice. Shake vigorously then strain into a sleeve glass over ice. Add one lemon wedge into the middle of the glass and fully cover with Apple Pie Cider.
Rosemary Cal
Cowichan Gin
Merridale's Rosemary Cinnamon syrup
Mo'Moro Cider
Lime juice & Rosemary Sprig
Combine 1oz Cowichan Gin and 1oz Merridale Rosemary Cinnamon Syrup and 1oz lime juice in a cocktail shaker over ice. Shake vigorously then strain into a sleeve glass over ice. Top with with Mo'Moro cider and garnish with a fresh rosemary sprig.
Citrus Twist
Cowichan Vodka
Fennel Citrus syrup
Jalisco Cider
Cardamom Bitters
1 lime wheel for garnish
Combine 1oz Cowichan Vodka and 1oz Merridale Fennel Citrus Syrup in a cocktail shaker over ice. Shake vigorously then strain into a sleeve glass over ice. Top with Jalisco Cider and garnish with a lime wheel.
Cowichan Rickey
Cowichan Copper Gin or Cowichan Rhumb
Merridale's Lemon Lavender simple syrup
Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
Soda water
1 lemon wheel for garnish
Combine 1oz Cowichan Copper Gin or Cowichan Rhumb with 1oz Merridale Lemon Lavendar Syrup and 1/2oz lime juice in a cocktail shaker over ice. Shake vigorously then strain into a rocks glass over ice. Top with soda and garnish with a lime wheel.