Vancouver Martini Challenge | Vancouver Foodster

Welcome to the next Vancouver Foodster Martini Challenge. Restaurants and bars from all over Metro Vancouver were invited to enter their Martini creations into this challenge. Each restaurant and bar will be featuring their Martini creations on their menu from April 6-30, 2023.

How Does this all Work? For the public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the Martini creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best creation for the People’s Choice award winners.

Share your experiences: Share your photos on Instagram and TikTok throughout the challenge, our instagram and TikTok address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #MartiniChallengeYVR please include this hashtag in all your social media sharing during the challenge.

Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite martini creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.

How to VOTE :

Look for our Martini challenge posters at each of the participating restaurants and bars.
Scan the QR code and Vote for your favourites from April 6-30, 2023

Get some friends together and visit 2 places or more to taste the different Martini creations or go solo or with a friend– just remember to VOTE for your favourites

Here are the Martini creations in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.

Diva at the Met

Botanist’s Confection Martini

Price: $18

Created by: Karolina Sliwinska

Description: If the botanist had a favorite confection this would be it! The rose infused gin, citrus lemon rose vodka, floral elderflower liqueur, herbal essence of 130 herbs, hibiscus cane sugar syrup topped with glitter cotton candy.

Ingredients: 0.75 rose infused gin, 0.75 lemon rose vodka, 1 oz elederflower liquire, 0.5 oz hibiscus simple syrup, 1 tsp of green chartuse, Juice of half lime, Garnish, Edible Rose candy, Glitter mist and Cotton candy skewer.

Available: all the time

Diva at the Met

(inside the Metropolitan Hotel)

645 Howe St, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 602-7788

Web: https://www.opentable.ca/r/diva-at-the-met-metropolitan-hotel-vancouver

Instagram @diva_met

Stock and Supply

This Side of the Coast

Price: $18 (Happy Hour 3-6pm, daily $14)

Created by Josh Malinoski

Description: A salute to the flavors of Spring and Summer. Coconut Wash Vodka from Sons of Vancouver – Smooth, Bold and Delicate.

Ingredients: 2 oz Coconut Wash Sons of Vancouver Vodka, 0.5 oz Dry Vermouth, 0.25 oz Vanilla Syrup, Pineapple Bitters, Maraschino Spritz, Garnish: Lime Twist, Stir & Pour into Chilled Coupe.

Available: all the time

Stock & Supply

(inside the Delta by Marriott Vancouver Suites Hotel)

550 W. Hastings St., Vancouver

Tel: (604) 899-3049

Web: https://stockandsupplyvancouver.com/

Instagram @stockandsupplyvan

C Prime Modern Italian Steakhouse & Wine Bar

Up All Night

Price: $15

Created by: Chris Brown, Bar Manager

Description: Bold, espresso forward martini, with hints of butterscotch and Carmel

Ingredients: Hennessy, Cognac, Giffard Carmel toffee liquor, Kahlua , Illy espresso , double strained into frozen coupe.

Offered: 7 nights a week from 4pm – 11pm

Available: Dine-in only.

C Prime Modern Italian Steakhouse & Wine Bar

1015 Burrard Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-684-3474

Web: https://www.cprime.ca/

Instagram @cprimesteak

1927 Lobby Lounge

Java Drop

Price: $19

Created by: Ian Collins

Description: Kick start your evening or end your night with a tantalizing version of this timeless classic adding a splash of chocolate liqueur, bitters in your chilled vodka enriched with coffee caviar, sure to delight your palate with every sip.

Ingredients: vodka, espresso vodka, chocolate liquor, chocolate bitters, cinnamon bitters, espresso caviar, espresso, sugars, agar

Available: All the time

1927 Lobby Lounge (inside the Rosewood Hotel Georgia)

801 West Georgia Street, Vancouver

Tel:(604) 682-5566

Web:https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/hotel-georgia-vancouver/dining/1927-lobby-lounge

Instagram @rosewoodhotelgeorgia

Our Media judges for this challenge are:

Maggi Mei

Blogger and Instagrammer

Twitter: @mag_mei

Instagram: @magmei