About Us

Cocktail Emporium will elevate your cocktail experience to new heights.

Established in 2011 by founder Kristen Voisey, we've become a trusted source for premium bar tools, glassware, ingredients and more for home enthusiasts and professionals alike. Our online store ships across North America, and we even provide next-business day delivery for most of the Greater Toronto Area! If you're ever in Toronto, check out our retail shops at 972 Queen St West, 20 Kensington Ave, 65 Front St W (inside Union Station) and see for yourself why they call us bartender's heaven!

Check out the amazing people behind the curtain!

Kristen

Owner + Founder

What’s your guilty pleasure/"embarrassing” drink?

White Russian or a Double Rye and Ginger (I reallllly like these)

Eric

Director of Operations

What was your drink of choice as a teenager?

Equal parts vodka, peach schnapps, tahiti treat

Lauren

General Manager & Social Media

Drink order at a Legion?

DIY Old Fashioned with rye, bitters from my purse, + sugar from the coffee cart

Fran

Retail & Customer Service Maestro

What's your guilty pleasure / ”embarrassing” drink?

White Russian. Sometimes with real ice cream and coffee liqueur.

Jay

Warrior of the Warehouse

What's your guilty pleasure / ”embarrassing” drink?

Virgin Shirley Temple with maraschino cherries

Damon

Esquire of E-Commerce

What was your drink of choice as a teenager?

Plugged-nose vodka shots, adding enough water back to the bottle so my parents wouldn't know (they knew).

Ciaran

King of Queen St.

What's your tried and true hangover cure?

Ice cold shower + a shot of Johnnie Walker Red.

Jesse

Queen of Kensington

What’s your must-have-at-home ingredient?

Bitters. Even without booze, I throw some in soda for a sore tummy fix, or in a tea.

Jared

Conductor of Union Station

What's your guilty pleasure / ”embarrassing” drink?

Hot chocolate with too much baileys!

Randa

Queen Consort of Queen West

What was your drink of choice as a teenager?

Amaretto sour.

John William

Patron Saint of Stock

What’s your go-to easy cocktail to impress unexpected guests?

French 75 (after I briefly disappear to grab a bottle of bubbly)

Brendan

Prince of Packing

What’s your go-to easy cocktail to impress unexpected guests?

Tequila Negroni

Scott

Earl of Organization

What's your easy go-to drink to impress guests?

Tom Collins. So easy to adjust to just what they’re looking for. Great drink for new gin drinkers.

Deejai

Duchess of West Queen

What was your drink of choice as a teenager?

Golden Wedding whisky out of Mudder’s liquor cabinet.

Flo

Duchess of Dixie Road

What's your easy go-to drink to impress guests?

Margarita… a classic cocktail that is a sure hit anytime!

Julia

Marquess of Miscellanea

What’s your must-have-at-home ingredient?

Sour cocktail cherries. Perfect garnish for a drink or a bowl of ice cream.

Liliana

Duchess of Downtown

What’s your must-have-at-home ingredient?

Rye whiskey, heh!

Gaby

Duchess of Drinks

What’s your go-to easy cocktail to impress unexpected guests?

Extra Peachy *winks* Bellinis

Emma

Baroness of Bitters

What’s your must-have-at-home ingredient?

Ghia for a quickie spritz!

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Cocktail Emporium will elevate your cocktail experience to new heights.

Locations

Kensington Market

Queen West

Union Station

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