PREAMBLE & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN
Uptown Waterloo is home to a string of killer cocktail joints: White Rabbit, Solé Restaurant and Wine Bar, Babylon Sisters, Bodega Rose, and more. There are so many great options, you’d be hard pressed to hit them all in a weekend. So we did it for you — or at least we tried. Here are five Uptown cocktails we managed to capture for posterity. From the wonderfully simple “Rosemary Gimlet” at The Jane Bond to the deliciously complex “Ingat Loloan Bali” at Loloan Lobby Bar, these aperitifs run the gamut. And taste the part.
TBK ESPRESSO-TINI’
THE BAUER KITCHEN
187 KING ST S, UPTOWN WATERLOO
THEBAUERKITCHEN.CA
2oz Absolut vodka, .5oz Kahlúa coffee liqueur, Propeller espresso, simple syrup, aquafaba. Topped w/ cinnamon dust & garnished w/ coffee beans.
‘ROSEMARY GIMLET’
THE JANE BOND
5 PRINCESS ST W, UPTOWN WATERLOO
JANEBOND.CA
2oz Hendrick’s gin, .75oz rosemary simple syrup, .25oz lime juice. Garnished w/ rosemary sprig.
‘WHISKY BLOOM’
LALA SOCIAL HOUSE
181 KING ST S, UPTOWN WATERLOO
LALASOCIALHOUSE.CA
.75oz Lillet Blanc, .75oz Aperol, .75oz Suntory Toki whisky, .5oz lime juice, .25oz St-Germain elderflower liqueur. Garnished w/ fresh lime peel.
‘JULIETTE’
PROOF KITCHEN & LOUNGE
110 ERB ST W, UPTOWN WATERLOO
PROOFWATERLOO.COM
1.5oz Paradign gin, .5oz lemon basil shrub, .5oz cherry brandy, passion tea foam. Garnished w/ dehydrated orange.
‘INGAT LOLOAN BALI’
LOLOAN LOBBY BAR
14 PRINCESS ST W, UPTOWN WATERLOO
LOLOANLOBBYBAR.COM
2oz gin, 1oz wildflower honey syrup, 1oz tamarind, .25oz pomelo/grapefruit juice, pinch of fresh-grated turmeric. Garnished w/ lemon zest & mint on skewer.
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