The Spirit World

Invented by the inimitable Gary Regan, this cocktail’s combination of ginger and smoke always feels very festive to me, like pies and roaring fires and flushed cheeks and getting way smashed at your parents’ house. Be warned: this baby’s pretty potent, so be careful not to end up face-down in the Yorkshire pudding. Maybe best for a nightcap.

Debonaire Cocktail

2.5 oz scotch (blended is fine but if you’ve got access to Grampy’s good scotch, then hey, go nuts)

.75 oz Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur

Stir and strain into one of those nice cut crystal glasses that your mom and dad got for a wedding gift but that nobody ever uses.

Part of The Spirit World’s Winter Wonder cocktail series.