By Kade Russell, Clive's Classic Lounge⁠

⁠Maple Christmas Two Brewers One and All ⁠

⁠For my Two Brewers cocktail I was lucky enough to get my hands on some maple syrup that was aged in the same barrels that the whisky was aged in. I knew that was going to be an important ingredient for my cocktail. I wanted this cocktail to be spirit forward while also having some winter tasting notes. I felt that the cinnamon and caramel notes from the Amaro blend mixed really well with the whisky and maple syrup but it was a bit too sweet. That sweetness made it necessary to add some kind of bitter to even it out. I went with root beer bitters because it played really nicely with the rest of the ingredients while bringing down the sweetness down for a refreshing Winter spirit forward cocktail. ⁠

⁠1.5oz Two Brewers whisky ⁠
.5oz Whisky barrel aged Maple syrup (aged in this whiskies barrels!) ⁠
.5oz Amaro blend (1/4oz Averna & 1/4oz Angostura liquor) ⁠
1 Dash of Rootside Root Beer bitters ⁠

Method: Stir and pour into Nick and Nora glass

Garnish: Picked Cherry ⁠