<p><span id=”docs-internal-guid-5c47d00f-4635-757c-8e5d-816cc3a2bce8″>These cocktails are so good – we posted them again. Now you have the whole month of December to experiment with Vermont spirits to find the perfect cocktails for your holiday party. Here’s Butternut Mountain Farm’s <a href=”https://www.pinterest.com/butternumtnfarm/%7Emaple-new-years-drinks%7E/” target=”_blank”>Pinterest Board of maple-inspired cocktails</a>. This covers the territory from <a href=”http://www.jamieoliver.com/drinks-tube/recipe/winter-daiquiri/”><strong>Winter Daiquiris</strong></a> to a classic<strong> </strong><a href=”http://camillestyles.com/food-and-drink/recipe-files/bourbon-maple-cider/#_a5y_p=4726280″><strong>Bourbon Maple Cider</strong></a><strong> </strong>to a not-so-classic <a href=”http://honestlyyum.com/11735/maple-bacon-pisco-sour/”><strong>Maple Bacon Pisco Sour</strong></a> (admittedly, Vermont has no pisco makers but most of the cocktail basics can be covered by <a href=”https://www.diginvt.com/search-results/category/wineries-and-distilleries”>our fine line up of distillers</a>).</span></p><p>Butternut Mountain Farm isn’t the only Vermont food producers with some ideas for your winter time bar needs. Here are some other recipes for achieving winter warmth via a cocktail shaker:</p><ul><li><a href=”https://blog.fattoadfarm.com/2013/12/20/goats-milk-caramel-eggnog-from-scratch/”><strong>Fat Toad Farm Caramel Egg Nog</strong></a> (egg nog is <em>not </em>just for Christmas, it’s for any time you want something delicious). </li><li><a href=”https://boydenvalley.com/cocktails/vermont-ice-apple-creme-flip/”><strong>Vermont Ice Apple Creme Flip</strong></a> from Boyden Valley Winery & Spirits</li><li><a href=”http://www.silodistillery.com/cocktail/2016/12/19/white-vermonter”><strong>White Vermonter </strong></a>from SILO Distillery (you can learn more about their cacao vodka from<a href=”http://vermontfresh.net/news-events-and-blog/silo-distillery/”> this post by DigInVT partner the Vermont Fresh Network</a>)</li><li><a href=”http://www.stonecutterspirits.com/portfolio/gimme-smore”><strong>Gimme S’More</strong></a> from Stonecutter Spirits (why do we not all have toasted marshmallow syrup on hand already? Now we can)</li><li><strong><a href=”http://www.vermontspirits.com/recipes-gold-appalachian-winter.php” target=”_blank”>Appalachian Winter</a> </strong>from Vermont Spirits<strong> </strong>pro tip, use Vermont Cranberry Co. cranberries</li><li><a href=”http://www.woodchuck.com/mixable/the-snowbird/”><strong>The Snowbird</strong></a> from Woodchuck Cider</li><li><a href=”http://whistlepigwhiskey.tumblr.com/post/153237635406/finallyryeday-marc-volpicelli”><strong>Sweet Heat</strong></a><strong> </strong>from WhistlePig Whiskey (why you would mix WhistlePig with anything other than an ice cube is a mystery to those of us without degrees in mixology, but we’ll trust the experts)</li><li><a href=”http://saplingliqueur.com/sled-dog/”><strong>The Sled Dog</strong> </a>from Saxtons River Distillery</li><li><a href=”https://caledoniaspirits.com/cocktail/hot-tommy/” target=”_blank”><strong>Hot Tommy</strong></a> from Caledonia Spirits. Hot Tom Cat? Yes. Please.</li></ul><p><br/>You can explore these and many other recipes with distilleries throughout Vermont – check out the listings on our <a href=”https://www.diginvt.com/search-results/category/wineries-and-distilleries”>DigInVT Places Page</a>.</p>
Source: Dig in VT Trails