Ryan Steele is a Bartender at 1181 on Davie in Vancouver’s Westend neighborhood, where he has been mixing drinks for the past few years. As I stood at the bar talking with Ryan, I asked him to create a spectacular drink. Ryan said he didn’t have his own signature drink, so he made me a couple of popular drinks which is often ordered at 1181, first off here is the Spa Lady Cocktail.

Ingredients:

Bombay Gin (2 oz)

Mango Liquer

Kiwi

Aloe Vera Juice

Fresh Lime

This drink was shaken and then poured into the glass and topped with a slice of cucumber to garnish.

For the second drink I was interested in seeing some more colour, he knew right away which drink to make, the French Cuff another popular drink at 1181.

Ingredients:

Tanqueray gin (2 oz)

Cassis

Fresh lemon lime

This drink was shaken and then poured into the glass filled with some ice cubes and topped with some cranberries and a slice of cucumber to garnish.

By: Richard Wolak