1 tsp . Piment d ' Esplette liqueur ¾ oz . Walnut orgeat ** ¾ oz . Lemon juice

Combine ingredients and shake . Pour over fresh ice . Garnish with walnut pieces and ground black pepper .

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The mixologists at Takibi in Portland , OR , created this recipe .

24 oz . Brandy 12 oz . Cranberry juice 12 oz . Americano Bianca amoro 4 oz . Simple syrup 2 oz . Fresh lemon juice 12 oz . Soda water ( Optional )

Combine ingredients in a punch bowl or pitcher and stir . Garnish with fresh cranberries , rosemary sprigs and lemon slices .

The mixologists at Fast Penny Spirits created this recipe .

1 oz . Laird & Co . bonded apple brandy 1 oz . Rye whiskey 1 oz . Carpano Antica ½ oz . Luxardo Maraschino liqueur Rinse of Pernod Peychaud ' s bitters

Pour a splash of Pernod into a rocks glass . Swirl to coat glass and discard excess liquid . In a shaker , combine remaining ingredients with ice and shake well . Strain into glass over a large cube . Garnish with a maraschino cherry .

The mixologists at Jettie Rae ’ s Oyster House in Asheville , NC , created this recipe .

1 ½ oz . Coconut water ¼ oz . Drambuie ¼ oz . Ben Nevis Single Malt Scotch ¼ oz . Caroni rum 1 ¾ oz . Cognac 1 tsp . Local Chicago honey

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and stir . Strain into chilled cocktail glass .

Kevin Beary , beverage director of The Bamboo Room in Chicago , created this recipe .

1 ¾ oz . Golden beet brandy * ¼ oz . Rucolino Amaro

* For Beet brandy Combine 2 cups each of peeled , chopped golden beets and brandy in a glass jar and refridgerate . Shake and strain after two days .

** For Walnut orgeat Combine walnut milk with an equal part white sugar and salt to taste .

The mixologists at The Blind Pig Kitchen + Bar in Rancho Santa Margarita , CA , created this recipe .

1 oz . Laird ' s Apple Brandy ½ oz . Bull Run rye whiskey ½ oz . Pasubio Amaro ¾ oz . Lemon juice ½ oz . Grenadine 2 dashes Angostura bitters 1 barspoon Luxardo Maraschino liqueur 1 barspoon Umeboshi plum vinegar

Combine ingredients and shake . Strain into titanium mug with pebble ice . Garnish with a lemon wheel and skewered brandied cherry .

1 oz . Cinzano Rosso 1 oz . Vermouth Routin Blanc ½ oz . Calvados ½ oz . Pierre Ferrand Cognac 3 dashes Rhubarb bitters

Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir . Strain into coupe glass . Garnish with rhubarb bitters .

Enrique Diaz , head bartender at Bar Bastion in New York , created this recipe .

1 ½ oz . Cognac Park VS Carte Blanche ¼ oz . Giffard Curaçao Triple Sec ¼ oz . Campari ¾ oz . Lemon juice ¼ oz . Simple syrup

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice . Shake and strain into a chilled glass .

The mixologists at Cognac Park created this recipe .

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