Toast to a Canadian tradition

The 95th annual Grey Cup Championship will take place this Sunday, Nov. 25. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will face the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the first time ever in a Grey Cup game. The capacity crowd at Rogers Centre on Sunday will be 52,230. Toronto is welcoming the Grey Cup back after a 15-year absence.

Details on the entire 2007 Grey Cup Festival can be found at www.cflgreycup.ca .

An annual tradition celebrated by Canadians from coast-to-coast since 1909, the Grey Cup is Canada's largest professional sporting event. The Grey Cup will be watched by millions of fans across Canada on CBC and RDS and in more than 160 countries around the globe.  Game time is 5:30 pm with related coverage and game previews starting at 2:30 pm.

Get your Grey Cup party stared with a Gibson's Touchdown!, the Official Drink of the Grey Cup.

Inspired by Simon Ho, bartender at Toronto's The Drake Hotel, the Gibson's Touchdown was developed by Laura Panter, mixologist and owner of The Martini Club International.

Bartenders and mixologists from across Canada were invited to participate in the search for the official drink of the Grey Cup.  Spirits were raised and the entries poured in.  

Drinks were judged by its originality, practicality, balance of flavour, presentation and inspiration. Cocktails were mixed, shaken, stirred and tasted until the Gibson's Touchdown was scored.

 How to score a Gibson's Touchdown…
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and combine:
1 ½ oz. Gibson's finest 12-year-old Canadian whisky
½ oz. orange juice
¼ oz. of Canadian maple syrup
1 oz. of cranberry juice
Dash of bitters

Shake and serve in a rocks glass filled with ice.
Serve with pretzels or other salty snacks.