At the Toronto Temperance Society, a members-only bar, a slice of the past is served up smack dab in downtown Toronto. Over strains of jazz, well-versed barflies sip on classic libations crafted by renowned mixologist Oliver Stern. Surprisingly, the cocktail menu also features a series of tropical tiki numbers, which seem to be making a bit of a comeback.
The Painkiller ($16), which Stern says is his favourite of the bunch, is a monster of a cocktail. A tiki rum mix — Appleton, El Dorado and Wray & Nephew — is shaken with egg white, pineapple juice, orange juice, lime juice, coconut cream and bitters. Naturally, the whole affair is served over ice in a hefty tiki mug, finished with freshly grated cinnamon and, yes, an umbrella.
Toronto Temperance Society, 577A College St.
Karolyne Ellacott is a features editor at Post City Magazines. She pedals around town in heels, eating sandwiches and drinking cocktails. She writes about that, and about about other stuff too. She is also on Twitter.
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