Alex Kagel, Sommelier and Maitre D' of Kettle Valley Steakhouse has developed Big White Resort's most sophisticated cocktail list on the hill. Here's a sneakpeak of the menu. Make your way up for a highly spirited experience this holiday season. A little background first: Alex Kagel runs his business 21C Mobile Cocktail Bar during the summer season for the ultimate craft cocktail experience at your event, be it a wedding or any other special event that deserves some celebratory imbibing. 

 

Now here's the spirits, from Fancy to Refreshed  and complete with Canadian Classics...

 

Fancy

French 75 | $12

lemon, sugar, champagne C.1915



White Lady | $11


gin, cointreau, lemon, egg white C.1919

Vesper (3oz) | 14 gin, vodka, lillet, lemon C.1953 | James Bond



White Negroni | $10


gin, suze, carpano bianco, orange C.2004



Smoke & Oak | $18

Odd Society oaked gin, smoked maple syrup, burnt orange, cherry
served tableside
C.2013 | Edmonton AB



Refreshed



Aviation | $12

aviation gin, lemon juice, maraschino, violet liqueur FLOWERS IN A GLASS C.1916

Passion Fruit Cosmopolitan | $13

absolut vodka, grand marnier, fresh passion fruit, vanilla syrup, cranberry, lime, chartreuse

FIREY C.2012

Snow Collins | $13

absolut elyx, lemon, orange, sugar, soda CRISP AND CITRUS C.2015

Paper Plane | $12

jim beam bourbon, aperol, amaro, lemon DEEP AND TANGY c.2000



Canadian



The Caesar | $15

The ultimate Canadian experience, table side

C.1969 | Calgary AB



The Boilermaker | $9

wiser's hopped rye on the rocks, sleeve of honey brown C.?



Toronto | $10

lot 40 rye, sugar, fernet branca, lemon C.1940 | New York

 

To see the rest of this list, you will have to make your way up the mountain. And where else can you get a shot of Fernet Branca?

A few other great highlights at the Kettle Valley Steakhouse include:

 

• Tableside 50oz Tomakawk 
• Tableside Caesar Cocktail
• Large Okanagan Wine List & Enotecca
• New Year's Eve bubbly pairings
• Blind Trust Tasting Menu

The Kettle Valley Steakhouse is located at the Happy Valley Lodge at Big White at the bottom of Lara's Gondola. Find contact details and directions here!