5 ways to toast Bartender Appreciation Day today
Jackpot
Onyx and Lucky Bar, Red Rock Resort
This chilled cocktail of Laird's Apple Jack, simple syrup, Cointreau and lemon juice, with an orange-spiral garnish and cinnamon-sugar rim, is reminiscent of a hot toddy in flavor and provides the same warming touch, $13.
Apple Spice Manhattan
DJT, Trump International
Jack Daniel's smooth Single Barrel is mixed with apple bitters, Bianco Vermouth and a splash of a house-made apple reduction of Granny Smith apples, coriander, cloves, cinnamon, sugar and sweet vermouth, $18.
Buttery St. Nick
The Filament, Fremont
Hot cocoa is spiked with butterscotch schnapps and topped with whipped cream, Christmas sprinkles and a candy cane, $5.
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot
Hard Rock Cafe, Las Vegas Strip and Hard Rock Hotel
Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey and Rum Chata are blended with Coco Real, Monin Almond, pineapple juice and a dash of cinnamon — and you get to keep the Mason jar, $15 and available until Jan. 3.
Cinn City Santa
Rhumbar, The Mirage
Available through Feb. 29, it's a mix of Kilo Kai Spiced Rum, Velvet Falernum, Giffard orgeat syrup, cranberry puree, lime juice and Peychaud's Bitters, $12.
— If you have suggestions for On the Menu, please contact Heidi Knapp Rinella at Hrinella@reviewjournal.com. Find more of her stories at www.reviewjournal.com and follow @HKRinella on Twitter.
