Bring some creative spirits to your holiday party with these cocktails presented by Central Vermont’s local distilleries.

 

Put Another Log on the Fire

from Caledonia Spirits

• 5 oz steaming hot water
• 1 tsp unsalted butter
• 1 tsp raw honey
• 1-½ oz Barr Hill Gin

Stir hot water, butter, and honey until blended. Add Barr Hill Gin and serve in a brandy snifter. Enjoy on a bearskin rug.

 

Polar Express

from Smugglers’ Notch Distillery

• 2 oz Smugglers’ Notch Rum
• 2 tsp brown sugar
• 2 oz milk
• ½ oz chocolate liqueur
• Whipped cream
• Garnish: grated nuts (cashew or hazelnut) or ground cinnamon

Simmer all ingredients over medium heat until hot. Pour into a mug, then add whipped cream and garnish.