HOT APPLE TODDYLAIRD’S APPLEJACK ($15.99, winechateau.com) into a BODUM BISTRO MUG ($14.95, crateandbarrel.com); add a spoonful of BILLINGTON’S NATURAL DEMERARA SUGAR ($21 per 17.6 oz. bag, amazon.com); and top it off with boiling water. Solomon also recommends tossing in a few wedges of a “beautifully acidic” GRANNY SMITH APPLE that have been wrapped in foil and baked at 400 degrees for 45 minutes, to balance out the mixture’s rich sweetness, and then garnishing with aromatic spices such as FRESH NUTMEG and INDONESIAN CINNAMON STICKS ($9.99 and $4.99, respectively, kalustyans.com). “It’s a wonderfully layered mixture,” he adds, “like hot anesthesia.” advertisement MANHATTANDrink Up. Instead, use an ice-filled ALESSI BOSTON SHAKER ($108, amazon.com) to stir — not shake — 1 oz. of CINZANO SWEET VERMOUTH ($6.99, marketviewliquor.com) into 3 oz. of BASIL HAYDEN’S BOURBON ($39.79, winechateau.com), which is … [Read more...] about Good Libations: Three Luxurious Cocktails for the Holidays
