Last fall, Ryan Latorre opened The Barley Vine Railroad Co. in Orangeville, Ont. with the the idea of serving up locally grown produce in his 60-seat restaurant and, where possible, locally brewed libations in his 35-seat bar. Luckily for him, Pommies Dry Cider, which is produced in nearby Caledon, not only fit the bill, but wowed Latorre's taste buds. "It's like an apple-rhubarb pie," he says,"a little tart, a little sweet." Inspired, he concocted a series of Pommies-based cocktails, the most popular of which includes rhubarb-infused vodka (to make it, dice a whole stick of in-season rhubarb into half-inch pieces, place in a lidded jar with 26 ounces of vodka and let sit for two days). "It's a hit," says Latorre. "I serve a great many each day."