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Tippa’s Lovebird Gin is handcrafted in small batches in Okotoks and comes in a bottle that features work by Calgary artist Lisa Brawn. (In case you’re wondering about the name, distiller Paul Poutanen’s background is Finnish, and “tippa” means “drop” in Finnish. He told me he uses a “special secret technique” to make the gin very smooth.) $42 at Rocky Mountain Wine, Spirits and Beer, 225 58th Ave. S.E., and select Calgary liquor stores. For a complete list, go to tippa.ca.
Meet the Maker: Paul Poutanen has chanelled his punk rock ethos into a career of gin distilling
“He may be all over the map when it comes to music, but when it comes to spirits, Poutanen has laser-beam focus: he’s all about gin, all day, every day. “I’ve always really liked gin, and it’s a hot spirit right now,” he says. “There are a lot of gin aficionados who always want to try the next great gin out there.””
Mixing summer drinks with cool local spirits and fresh fruit
Fri, Jun 15: Food writer Dan Clapson joins Global News Morning Calgary to demonstrate how to mix some summer drinks with cool local spirits and fresh fruit.
4 Calgary Bartenders Talking Local Spirits
These are the local spirits that Calgary bartenders are excited about right now.
“Tippa’s Lovebird gin is so clean; it doesn’t taste like your average gin, which is heavy on the juniper and coriander. [This gin is] completely different ” —Eric Auclair, Calcutta Cricket Club
Local Spirits: 13 Distillers from Southern Alberta
As these distillers roll out their vodkas, gins and whiskies, it has brought an infusion of local flavours into Calgary, and with it, a renewed interest for cocktail drinkers in what’s going into our tumblers.
https://www.avenuecalgary.com/Restaurants-Food/Drinking-Bars/Alberta-Distillers/
Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival Global Weekend addition Promo. Around 2:59
Tippa’s Lovebird Gin gets Judges selection In CULINAIRE MAGAZINE. Oct 2018
“Tippa’s Lovebird Gin is uniquely smooth, with a light and floral finish, and is handcrafted in small batches. Tippa is a nano-distillery, a one-man operation where the same hands perform every step of the process, from macerating the secret blend of botanicals for infusion, to distillation, all the way through bottling and distribution.
As an added bonus, the Tippa Distillery is located next to the production facility for Porter’s Tonic, a local craft tonic that is constantly on my drinks cart when mixing up a G&T.” Chestermere Anchor Weekly
Milk Tiger
Recipe
1.5 oz Tippa’s Lovebird Gin
0.5 oz Profumi della Costierra Limoncello
0.5 oz Honey Syrup
0.5 oz Lavender Citric Acid Solution
2 dashes State Motto Lemon Lavender Bitters
http://www.victoriapark.org/death-drop
TM 2018 “Tippa’s Lovebird Gin”
TM 2018 “Lovebird Gin”
TM 2018 “Dino Gin”
Copyright 2019 “Dino Gin”
TM 2019 “Tippa’s Dino Gin”
Copyright 2018 “Tippa’s Lovebird Gin”
Copyright 2018 “Lovebird Gin”
TM 2019 “Wood Duck Gin”
TM 2019 “Tippa’s Wood Duck Oaked Gin”
Copyright 2019 “Wood Duck Oaked Gin”
Copyright 2019″Tippa’s Wood Duck Oaked Gin”
TM 2020 “Magpie Rum”
Copyright 2020 “Magpie Rum”
TM 2020 “Tippa’s Magpie Rum”
Copyright 2020 “Tippa’s Magpie Rum”
“Lovebirds”artwork by Lisa Brawn
“Wood Duck” artwork by Lisa Brawn
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