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Chappy Hour: The Glossette + Slouching the Dream

Modern life can get you down, if you don’t learn to laugh about it. This week’s Chappy Hour is for those of us who need a little pick me up as we shake off the winter blues. Whip up a Glossette Cocktail, an unexpected mix of classic beer and chocolate flavours, and dig into this selection from Spencer Butt’s debut collection, Slouching the Dream (Now or Never Publishing).

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Modern life can get you down, if you don’t learn to laugh about it. This week’s Chappy Hour is for those of us who need a little pick me up as we shake off the winter blues. Whip up a Glossette Cocktail, an unexpected mix of classic beer and chocolate flavours, and dig into this selection from Spencer Butt’s debut collection, Slouching the Dream (Now or Never Publishing). 
What You Need:
A chilled cocktail shaker with strainer
Ice
1 1/2 oz of Canadian Whiskey
1/2 oz of white Crème de Cacao
1 bottle American Brown Ale
Chocolate Covered Raisins to garnish
 What to Do:Add ice, whiskey, and crème de cacao to an chilled cocktail shaker. Shake and strain mixture into a chilled pint glass, then top with American Brown Ale. Garnish with a chocolate raisin either on the rim, or just in the glass.[source]Watch Spencer read “Be Good/Have Fun” while you put your cocktail together: What to Read:
Read an excerpt from Slouching the Dream by Spencer Butt here.* * *Love our Chappy Hour column? Read past entries here.

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