Four holiday drink recipes to warm up your spirits

When the temperature starts dropping and the carols start playing, there are few things better than warming up your spirits with a nice holiday beverage. Why not do a toast before heading out for a night on the town? We not only found four great places offering delicious holiday drinks, but we talked them into sharing their recipes so you can make them at home all season long.

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Dealing with the In-laws

Ingredients:
• 1.75 oz Bourbon
• 0.25 oz apple molasses
• 0.5 oz Rivulet Liqueur
• 2 dashes of ginger bitters
• Garnish: Apple fan, cinnamon sugar rim

Instructions:
Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker, strain, then serve over ice in a rocks glass

Location:
The Commoner
Inside the Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh
620 William Penn Plaza, Downtown
thecommonerpgh.com

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Long Kiss Goodnight

Ingredients:
• 1.5 oz Kingfly Vodka
• 2 oz Kingfly Coffee Liqueur
• 0.5 oz half & half

Instructions:
Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with grated cinnamon.

Location:
Kingfly Spirits
2613 Smallman St., Strip District
kingflyspirits.com

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Cookie Butter Latte

Ingredients:
• Milk or milk alternative
• Dark chocolate sauce
• Monin Cookie Butter syrup
• Brown sugar

Instructions (for 12 oz. mug):
• Steam or heat milk, then add:
• 2.5 oz of dark chocolate sauce
• 1 tsp of brown sugar
• 1.5 oz of Cookie Butter syrup (or one scoop of cookie butter)
• Stir, then top with cocoa powder or whipped cream and cocoa powder

Location:
Square Cafe
134 S. Highland Ave., East Liberty
square-cafe.com

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