The Opus Hotel, one of Vancouver’s first luxurious boutique accommodations, celebrated their 7th anniversary with typical aplomb and sassy style, rolling out a sexy cocktail party entitled Lust and Envy, named after the two signature cocktail creations by Opus bar manager Sherry Diggle and visiting cocktail dignitary Miss Charlotte Voisey, the global brand ambassador for Scotland’s Hendrick’s Gin.
If not for a prior commitment calling me away, I was quite ready and willing to get intimate and go the distance will all the seven deadly sins, but unfortunately being pressed for time, I did not get past Charlotte’s Lust to get smitten with Sherry’s Envy. 
However, before high-tailing it to the nearest church to repent and cleanse my dirty soul, I did manage to devour a few delicious bites of Gluttony, Sloth, and Pride from Chef Don Letendre’s deadly and sinful canapés being served and spoon-fed to guests by the seductive and svelte Opus staff. Delicious.
^ Charlotte decorates her gin cocktail with a dusting of gold.
“Lust” Rose 75 by Charlotte Voisey
• 1 ounce of Hendrick’s Gin
• Rose infused simple syrup
• fresh lemon
• rose sparkling wine, served with a thin slice of cucumber
“Envy” Original Sin by Sherry Diggle
• 3 mint leaves
• 0.5 tsp simple syrup
• 1 oz. Skyy vodka
• 1 oz. Calvados
• ½ oz. fresh lime juice
• 1.5 oz. sparkling apple juice, Granny Smith apple garnish
The other Seven Deadly Sins prepared by Chef Don Letendre:
• Gluttony Dark chocolate “Scotch” Cordials
• Greed Miniature Steak & Frites, sauce béarnaise, red wine jus
• Sloth “Spoon Fed” silky mash potatoes, braised shredded short ribs
“Spoon Fed” kushi oyster, artisan lemon granite, smoked caviar
• Wrath Spicy Chicken Skewer, yuzu-green peppercorn sauce
• Pride Truffled Pecorino Dungeness Crab Ball “Tempura”
Congratulations on your 7th birthday and we look forward to celebrating many more with you! ~PK
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Sherry looks GREAT!