Picon Tonic

Picon Biere is a strange French amaro that is intended to be put into beer or soda with a dash of grenadine. It's dark and thick but has great bitter orange flavor. It came to me that tonic would be perfect for pairing with this amaro. The orange slice is a suggestion that this drink is going to taste like oranges.

• 2 oz. Picon Biere 
• tonic water
• orange slice

Build drink in a highball glass full of ice. Stir and add orange slice. 

Wishniak Gin & Tonic

The Wishniak G & T makes use of the wishniak I made for the Lady Finger in the previous entry. It is a way to up-class a G & T and give it some cherry flavor that's not too sweet. If you make the wishniak yourself, save a cherry for a garnish--it looks really impressive.

• 1 1/2 oz. gin
• 1 1/2 oz. wishniak
• tonic water
• lime slice
• black cherry

Combine gin and wishniak in a highball glass with ice. Stir and top with tonic. Garnish with fruit.