Niagara’s Finest Hotels’ Icewine Cocktails

Icewine Cosmopolitan

Cheers to the New Year with an Icewine Cosmopolitan—a dazzling blend of cranberry, citrus, and Niagara’s finest Icewine, perfect for celebrating the season and the excitement of the Icewine Festival. It’s a stylish sip that brings together bold flavour and festive flair in every chilled glass.

Compliments of Food & Beverage Manager Kara Rochon from Zees Wine Bar & Grill at The Shaw Club.

Ingredients

1 oz Icewine

1 oz Vodka

½ Grand Mariner

1 ½ oz Cranberry juice

½ Lime juice

Method

1. Add ice and ingredients to a shaker.
2. Shake vigorously for at least 10 seconds, or until the shaker is well chilled.
3. Double strain into a chilled martini glass.
4. Garnish with a cherry or a lime wheel for a polished finish.

Icewine 75

Inspired by the charm of the Niagara Icewine Festival, this Icewine 75 cocktail is like a snow globe in a glass—crisp, sparkling, and full of winter wonder.

Compliments of Food & Beverage Manager Alan Ziemianin from HobNob Restaurant at The Charles Hotel.

Ingredients

1 oz Dillon’s strawberry gin

½ oz lemon juice

1 oz Niagara Icewine

4 oz of Niagara sparkling wine

Splash (1oz) soda water (if desired)

Method

1. In a stemless wineglass, pour approximately 3 oz of water.
2. Tie a string around the top of a fresh rosemary sprig and secure the ends to the sides of the glass using clothespins, keeping the rosemary upright.
3. Freeze the glass until the water solidifies, creating a snow globe effect with the rosemary resembling a tree.
4. Once the glass is frozen and ready, pour in 1 oz Dillon’s strawberry gin.
5. Add ½ oz freshly squeezed lemon juice, 1 oz Niagara Icewine, and 4 oz Niagara sparkling wine.
6. Top with soda water if desired for extra effervescence.