Warm Her Up

Don’t insult your girlfriend with eggnog. Many women enjoy whisky, too, says master mixologist Dale DeGroff, author of The Essential Cocktail: The Art of Mixing Perfect Drinks. Here are the perfect winter drinks for her, says DeGroff, because they have two things in common: whisky and spice.

Manhattan East
1 1/2 ounces Wild Turkey Bourbon
1/2 ounce dry sake
2 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters
1/2 ounce Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur

Stir the ingredients together and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a flamed orange peel.

Chai Toddy
1 1/2 ounce Jameson Irish Whiskey
1 dash of peppermint schnapps
1 teaspoon honey
4 ounces hot chai
1 peppermint stick

Stir the whisky, schnapps, and honey into a mug or stemmed glass. Ladle the chai on top. Garnish with a peppermint stick.

Madame Rosé
1 ounce Cointreau
1 ounce blood orange juice (preferably fresh squeezed)
Perrier-Jouët Brut Rosé Champagne

Mix the Cointreau and orange juice in a bar glass with ice and stir to chill. Strain into a chilled champagne flute, and then add champagne to fill the glass. Finish with a flamed orange peel.