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  • Bootlegger x Diageo – Celebrating World Class 2025

    Bootlegger x Diageo – Celebrating World Class 2025

    Celebrating World Class 2025 with exclusive Cocktails with Don Julio & Johnnie Walker at Bootlegger


     

    This September, Bootlegger – one of the best cocktail bars in Montreal – is proud to partner with Diageo for the prestigious World Class Competition, taking place for the very first time in Toronto from September 27 to October 3, 2025.

    Founded in 2009, the Diageo World Class Competition is recognized as the largest and most prestigious cocktail competition in the world, featuring luxury spirits from the Diageo Reserve portfolio. More than 55 countries will be represented, with one top bartender from each nation competing in a week of challenges to crown the World Class Bartender of the Year 2025.

     

     

    To mark this world-class event, Bootlegger will feature throughout September two exclusive signature cocktails crafted with iconic spirits:

    • Don Julio Tequila – the essence of Mexican authenticity and refinement.
    • Johnnie Walker Scotch Whisky – a timeless symbol of Scottish elegance and heritage.

    These creations highlight our passion for mixology in Montreal, blending tradition, innovation, and the global spirit of cocktail culture.

     

     

    Why Visit Bootlegger This Month?

    ✨ Taste exclusive cocktails you won’t find anywhere else in Montreal.
    ✨ Discover the prestige of Don Julio Tequila and Johnnie Walker Scotch Whisky.
    ✨ Enjoy a unique experience in a Montreal speakeasy and whisky bar, home to one of the city’s largest spirit collections with over 600 whiskies, absinthes, and premium liquors.

     

    Diageo World class 2025 toronto - bannière blog
    Diageo World class 2025 toronto
  • El Pasador de Oro Rum meets the Aku Aku  cocktail

    El Pasador de Oro Rum meets the Aku Aku cocktail

    El Pasador Rum is a blend of several distilleries in Guatemala, shipped to Charente in France then refined in Cognac barrels for several months. Developed by the young company Les Bienheureux, founded in 2015, El Pasador de Oro has already won a gold medal at the Brussels World Competition, Spirits Sélection in 2019.

    El Pasador de Oro – Aku Aku cocktail

  • Wabasso Rhum Épicé meets the reggae rhum punch cocktail

    Wabasso Rhum Épicé meets the reggae rhum punch cocktail

    Here is the latest from this beautiful Trois-Rivières distillery, we were already fans of Mana rum and now the Wabasso team is spoiling us with their spiced rum. With a summer flavor, we present to you a cocktail inspired by Reggae Rum Punch to highlight this Quebec spirit.  Founded in 2017, the distillery took the name of the famous ”Wabasso Cotton Company” which was established in the city 110 years earlier. We maintain a superb relationship with this distillery that we admire for its desire to showcase Quebec products and artisans.

    Wabasso Rhum Épicé –

  • Glenmorangie X meets the Modern cocktail

    Glenmorangie X meets the Modern cocktail

    Glenmorangie is a Scottish Highland distillery which was founded in 1843 by a farming couple, William Matheson and his wife Anne. After the Second World War, the distillery was expanding, going from two stills to 4 in 1977 and continuing its momentum to reach 12 stills in 2009. The reputation and quality of this distillery speaks for itself. Their whiskeys have been the best-selling in Scotland since 1983 and they produce 10 million bottles per year, 65% of which are sold in England.

    This single malt inspired The Modern cocktail, an adaptation of Hoffman House by Charles S. Mahoney in 1905.

    Glemonrangie Single Malt Scotch – The Modern Cocktail

  • Ardbeg Wee Beastie meets the I Love Islay

    Ardbeg Wee Beastie meets the I Love Islay

    Here is the most recent expression from the Ardbeg distillery which was introduced into the brand’s permanent collection launched in April 2020. The Wee Beastie, a single malt aged 5 years in ex-bourbon barrels as well as Olorosso sherry and is bottled at 47.4% Founded by John Macdougall in 1815, this iconic Scottish distillery from Islay has come a long way before becoming the legend we know today. It passed through new owners several times and even closed its doors twice before Glenmorangie took it under its wing in 1997.

    We took this opportunity to work with this scotch to add to our menu a cocktail that will allow everyone to tame and introduce themselves to peat.

    Ardbeg Islay single malt Scotch – I Love Isaly

  • Hennessy Cognac meets the Diamond Claret Cup

    Hennessy Cognac meets the Diamond Claret Cup

    Hennessy is a 259-year-old company, today recognized throughout the world. It was founded in 1765 by an Irish military officer. At the age of 41, Richard Hennessy founded this distillery which would later become the world’s largest producer and exporter of cognac. Hennessy cognacs quickly became a huge success and were quickly exported to the United States only 29 years after its founding. Several generations of the family have succeeded each other as queens of the company to lead it to produce and sell more than 100 million bottles annually.

    Originally called Hennessy 3 stars, it was renamed Hennessy Very Special by Maurice Hennessy in 1865. It is today the best-known and most appreciated cognac throughout the world.

    Hennessy Cognac – Diamond Claret Cup cocktail

  • Balzac absinth meets lady in green

    Balzac absinth meets lady in green

    A mythical spirit with a greenish tint which has fueled several legends and rumors. The story of absinthe dates back several thousand years when its use was told during ancient Egypt. More precisely in the Ebers Papyrus, which is the oldest recorded medical treatise, written during the reign of Amenhotep I, recognized at that time for its medicinal properties; aphrodisiac and stimulating creativity. However, due to bad press and several unfortunate incidents, absinthe has long been the target of laws that made it illegal in several countries until recently.  

    Launched in 2018, Balzac Quebec absinthe was developed by Distillerie Mariana four years after its founding in Louiseville. For February, their absinthe liqueur is the star of our cocktail of the month. A simple way to introduce absinthe with freshness.

    Balzac Absinth – Lady in Green Cocktail
  • Jefferson bourbon meets the tender knob

    Jefferson bourbon meets the tender knob

    Relatively a young company that was founded in 1997 by Trey Zoeller.

    Coming from a family with a deep and long-standing attachment to Bourbon. His father is a famous whiskey historian and he even has a great-great-grandmother who was arrested by the police for illegal production of alcohol in 1799. Trey Zoeller was the precursor of new whiskey techniques. blending and aging such as aging at sea. Today, Jefferon’s bourbon comes from the Kentucky Artisan Distillery located in Crestwood.  In order to give a traditional image, the name of this fabulous bourbon is inspired by Thomas Jefferson who, according to the brand, embodies American history. Remember, he was the third president of the United States and among the drafters of the Declaration of Independence of 1776.

    Jefferson Bourbon – Tender Knob
  • Gin No. 3 meets Bee’s Knees

    Gin No. 3 meets Bee’s Knees

    Developed over two years by Berry Bros & Rudd, a 300-year-old British wine merchant, and Dr. David Clutton, the only gin holder with a PhD in Gin, Gin No. 3 is the only gin to have been awarded “World’s Best Gin” four times, in 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2019. Made with Italian juniper berries, citrus peel, and spices, it was distilled in a traditional still over 100 years old.

    This renowned gin inspired us this month to introduce you to an iconic cocktail from the Prohibition era. Created by Frank Meier, the term “Bee’s Knees” was a popular expression for something excellent.

    Gin No.3 – Bee’s Knees cocktail by Plamen Dimitrov
  • Jameson Black Barrel meets Shelby Ltee

    Jameson Black Barrel meets Shelby Ltee

    Produced by the famous Jameson Distillery in Dublin, Ireland. This is a premium whiskey that is aged in charred oak barrels, giving it a rich and complex flavor. The aging process for Jameson Black Barrel involves double maturation in premium bourbon barrels. filling and first fill oloroso sherry casks. To get through the last weeks of winter, we’ve prepared a cocktail whose history dates back several centuries and which would be from Scotland or Ireland.

    Jameson Black Barrel – Shelby Ltee cocktail