2021 WINTERFESTFEST
COCKTAIL CONTEST

While you’re planning your Devour night out, why not pair it with one of these cocktails!

Vote for the People's Choice winner here.


1st Place Tie

VODKA: Absolut

Not Your Grandma's Cookies by Barbie Gale at Harry & Izzy's Downtown

  • 2oz Absolut
  • 1oz Skrewball
  • 1oz honey brown sugar simple
  • 2 heaping tablespoons whipped cream

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and shake. Strain into a chilled martini glass that has a squeeze of honey in the bottom. Garnish with whipped cream and a sprinkle of brown sugar.



1st Place Tie

WHISKEY: Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey

Hunka Burnin' Love by Brando Snider at Sangiovese Restaurant

  • 2 oz. skrewball
  • 1 oz. Blue Chair Bay Banana Rum Cream
  • .25 oz. Tuaca
  • .25 oz. Rum Chata
  • .5 oz Heavy Cream

Rim a martini glass with peanut butter and canolil crumbs, add a swirl of chocolate syrup to the martini glass. In a shaker, add 2 oz. screwball, 1 oz. blue chair bay banana rum cream, .25 oz. tuaca, .25 oz. rum chata, .5 oz. heavy cream. Shake and strain into the garnished martini glass. Add a banana slice for a garnish.



Honorable Mention

WHISKEY: Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey

Mistletoe Kiss by Lauren Mull at Harry & Izzy's Downtown

  • 1.5oz Skrewball
  • 1 oz Creme de Cocoa Lt
  • .25 oz Creme de Menthe
  • 1.5oz Eggnog

Add ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled martini glass with a chocolate and peppermint candied rim.



WHISKEY: Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey

PB & Jolly by Amanda Duselis at Harry & Izzy's Downtown

  • 1.5oz Skrewball
  • 1oz Frangelico
  • .25 oz cream
  • Float of St. George Raspberry

Combine the Skrewball, Frangelico, and cream in a mixing glass with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled martini glass. Use the back of a long spoon to float the St. George on top.



TEQUILA: Partida

Pomegranate Tequilatini by Derrick Harris at Harry & Izzy's River's Edge

  • 1.5oz Partida Blanco
  • .5oz Naranja Orange Liqueur
  • 1oz Housemade Sour Mix
  • .75oz Pomegranate Juice
  • Orange and lime wedge

Muddle the orange and lime wedge in a mixing glass. Add the remaining ingredients and ice. Shake vigorously, strain into a chilled martini glass.



TEQUILA: Partida

Cafe con Tequila by Jen Plummer at Harry & Izzy's River's Edge

  • 1.5oz Partida Reposado
  • 2oz cold brew coffee
  • .5oz simple syrup
  • 3 dashes chocolate bitters
  • splash of cream
  • dash of cinnamon - garnish

Shake ingredients and serve over ice in a highball glass. Garnish with a dash of cinnamon.



TEQUILA: Partida

Partida Sunset by Donald Thorn at St. Elmo Steak House

  • 1.75oz Partida Blanco
  • .25oz Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur
  • 1.75oz Housemade Sour
  • .25oz St George Raspberry Liqueur
  • Splash Topo Chico

Add all ingredients (except Topo Chico) to mixing glass with ice and roll into highball. Top with Topo Chico.



TEQUILA: Partida

chocolate agava by Kenzi Replogle at The Melting Pot

  • 4oz melted white chocolate
  • 1.5oz Partida
  • .5oz crème de cacao
  • .25oz triple sec

blended



BOURBON: Woodford Reserve

Kentucky Buzz by Kate Shipp at St. Elmo Steak House

  • 2oz Woodford Reserve
  • 1oz Frangelico
  • 1oz Kahlua
  • .5oz cream

Combine ingredients into a mixing glass. Stir. Pour into highball and serve.



BOURBON: Woodford Reserve

Winter Woodford Old Fashioned by Anthony Zrebiec at HC Tavern + Kitchen

  • 2.5oz Woodford Reserve
  • .5oz Winter Syrup (2c brown sugar, 1tsp each of cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, 2 cups of water)
  • 2 dashes Jerry Thomas bitters
  • Orange Wedge

Muddle the syrup with an orange wedge. Add bitters and Woodford. Stir. Strain into a rock glass over a large cube. Garnish with an orange peel.



VODKA: Absolut

Penelope's Potion by Justun Bonham at HC Tavern + Kitchen

  • 2oz Absolut
  • .75oz lemon juice
  • .75oz Vanilla cranberry simple
  • .5oz Domaine Canton ginger liqueur
  • 3 dashes Reagans orange bitters
  • 1 egg white

Pour all ingredients into a shaker tin, wet shake with ice for 10 seconds. Single strain back into small tin, dump ice and then dry shake for 10 seconds. Pour into a port wine glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

Vanilla cranberry Simple: 2cups cranberry juice, 2cups granulated sugar, 2tsp Madagascar Vanilla bean paste.



VODKA: Absolut

Spiced Vodka Old Fashioned by Amanda Britt at Harry & Izzy's River's Edge

  • 2oz Absolut
  • .75oz Spiced Simple
  • 2 dashes orange bitters

Muddle an orange, add ingredients and shake. Strain over a large cube in a rocks glass and garnish with an orange peel and luxardo cherry. Spiced simple syrup: Put in 1 cup measuring cup:
2 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground clove
Then fill the rest of the cup with sugar
+1 cup water



VODKA: Absolut

Red Over Heels by Chelsey Ludy at Peterson's Restaurant

  • 2.5oz Raspberry & Rosemary Infused Absolut Vodka*
  • .25 oz Cranberry Juice
  • .25 oz Triple Sec
  • .25 oz Lime

*Infuse Fresh Rosemary and Fresh Raspberries in vodka for 1 week before using" Add ingredients into shaker with ice. Shake and strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with fresh rosemary sprig and fresh raspberry



VODKA: Absolut

Plot Twist by Whitney Knutsen at Peterson's Restaurant

  • 1.75 oz Absolut Vodka
  • 1.5 The Botanist Gin
  • .50 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
  • .50 oz Cointreau
  • 1 dash Orange Bitters
  • 1 dash Cherry Bitters

Add all ingredients into shake with ice and lemon twist. Shake and strain into coupe. Garnish with new lemon twist.