You make our coffee buzz a little more, you make our cocktails sweeter, you put the smile on our faces at the end of a good meal, sometimes you even make the perfect medicine... so Liqueur, cheers to you. Today, go out and celebrate this diverse and complex beverage which enhances menus at many of our favorite cocktail bars.

Not only is Drambuie a staple at many bars, but the Rusty Nail is cited as one of the top classic cocktails. The blend of aged Scotch whisky, heather honey, spices and herbs make this liqueur a spirits best companion. Head to The Flatiron Room to try the classic version or experiment with the brown spirit of your choice such as Mezcal, Dark Rum, Tequila, or Bourbon.

DRAMBUIE RUSTY NAIL
1 part DRAMBUIE Liqueur
1 part Scotch Whisky
Served over ice in a rocks glass

Jacob Tschetter, also known as the Bearded Alchemist at The Jeffrey, uses Geijer Glogg liqueur to make the Peter Pan. Geijer Glögg's spicy-sweet notes of cardamom, cloves and cinnamon rounded out with a hint of almond and bitter orange make this cocktail (which is topped with a pumpkin ale), taste like a spiked pumpkin pie in a glass.

PETER PAN
1 oz Jamaican pot still black rum
.25 oz Geijer Glögg
.25 oz bourbon maple
Dash of Bittermens tiki bitters
Strain in 12 oz glass and top off with Southern Tier Pumking

Hot cocktails are all the rage these days. No, we don't mean in terms of temperature, we mean spicy hot. Ancho Reyes liqueur, made with ancho chiles, not only adds a spice, but it also adds a sweetness. Enjoy this complex liqueur neat or on the rocks or escape the cold weather and warm up with a 'Whiskey Business' at cocktail parlor Dear Irving.

WHISKEY BUSINESS
Ingredients: Rye, Ancho Reyes, cinnamon, lemon, and Angostura Bitters

When the leaves start changing and the air turns crisp, our palates yearn for crunchy apples. There's no better season to stir up a cocktail with an apple liqueur than the fall. At renowned cocktail bar Employees Only, try the fruit-forward 'Ginger Smash' combining rum with both Maraschino Liqueur and Berentzen's Apple Liqueur.

GINGER SMASH
Ingredients: Muddled Ginger Root & Fresh Pineapple shaken with Caña Brava Rum, Berentzen Apple Liqueur, Maraschino Liqueur, & Fresh Lime Juice. Served over ice.

(Photos From Left: Peter Pan at The Jeffrey; Berentzen Apple Liqueur Bottle; Rusty Nail at The Flatiron Room; Ancho Reyes Bottle; Whiskey Business at Dear Irving)