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The best way to show off a cocktail ring is while sipping a delicious aperitif.  Here are four fantastic recipes just in time for the holidays. Cheers!

White Whisper:

4 oz Cointreau

1 oz Créme de Menthe

1/2 oz. Brandy

Shake well with cracked ice, then strain into a chilled sugar-rimmed martini glass.  Lastly, add a dash of grenadine.

Pair the White Whisper cocktail with Stephen Webster’s Quartz mother-of-pearl doublet and sterling silver ring.

The Jewel:

1 Part Gin

1 Part Green Chartreuse

1 Part Vermouth, Sweet

1 Dash Orange Bitters

1 Spiral Lemon

Shake well then strain into a martini glass.

Pair The Jewel cocktail with Stephanie Anne’s Green Malachite and bronze ring.

Blushing Fizz:

1 Part Elderflower Cordial Champagne

1 Slice Pear

1 Leaf Mint

Fill a blender with ice cubes.  Add elderflower cordial. Blend and pour into a chilled champagne glass. Top with champagne. Garnish with a mint leaf and pear.

Pair the Blushing Fizz with Oscar de la Renta’s multicolor rystal, pewter and brass ring.

Au Kurant:

5 Parts Absolut Kurant

2 Parts Simple Syrup

1 Part Lemon Juice

10 Whole Cranberries

Pair the Au Kurant cocktail with Stephen Dweck’s purple druzy and bronze ring.

NYFW:

2 Part Rye Whiskey

1 Part Vermouth, Sweet

1 Splash Maraschino Liqueur

2 Dashes Bitters

1 Whole Maraschino Berry

Pair the NYFW cocktail with Aurelie Bidermann’s starburst ring.

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