The following cocktail was one of the winning entries from our Catoctin Creek / CHILLED Magazine Bartender Competition in 2022!  We had over 50 submissions to the contest, and this was one of the best!

DENVER

1st Place: Jorge Ortega

Winters End

Ingredients: 

• 2 oz Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye  
• 1 oz lemon juice, 
• 3/4 oz pink pepper corn and anise syrup*  
• 1/2 oz pineapple juice 
• 1/2 oz spiced pear liquor  
• Egg white  

Preparation: Dry shake all ingredients, add ice, and shake again, strain into a coupe glass. Incorporate all ingredients in a tin and dry shake vigorously. Add ice and shake again. Strain into a coup glass, achieving a nice froth. Garnish with two torched star anise. 

*Pink Pepper Corn and Anise Syrup: 

Simmer 1 part sugar, 1 part water with pink pepper corn, black pepper, and star anise. let sit for 24 hours and strain.