The Chocolate Velvet

This spin on a traditional Black Velvet brings out the chocolaty side of stout. For a festive touch, add a hint of orange bitters and rub the rim of the glass with orange peel. If you're a fan of those foil-wrapped chocolate oranges, you may have just found your new favorite holiday drink.

Candy Apple

Toasty, malty, and a little nutty, brown ale is a natural partner for hard cider. Combined in this simple two-ingredient cocktail, they produce a mouth-coating caramel richness cut with a sharp rinse of tart cider.

Chocolate Stout Bundt Cake

Bake with your booze on St. Patrick's Day with this dripping moist chocolate cake deeply flavored with the dark tones of decadent chocolate stout.

Blonde Redhead

This cocktail, created by Douglas Derrick of Ava Gene's in Portland, Oregon, is a masterful combination of just three ingredients: spicy whiskey, luscious vermouth, and complex Barolo Chinato, a bittersweet, herb- and spice-dosed digestivo made from one of Italy's best wines. The result is chocolaty, smooth, and deep. Though it's in the same family, it's subtler than a Boulevardier.

Fleming's Blueberry Lemon Drop Martini

This refreshing twist on a classic cocktail hails from Fleming's Steakhouse. Their fruity Blueberry Lemon Drop Martini is perfect year round!

Rhubarb Beer Cocktail

Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call this a beer mixer, because with only two ingredients, it's incredibly simple.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

This romantic dessert is easy to make—just be sure to use top-quality ingredients.

Brandied Cocktail Cherries

You can think of this recipe as a template, and you can alter it according to your tastes.

Chocolate Cherry Cordials

The cherries are soaked overnight in a few tablespoons of liquor. I used Jack Daniels because it's what I had on hand, but any liquor will work—try brandy or even Grand Marnier.

Bramble

As gorgeous as it is delicious, with blackberry liqueur slowly seeping into every sip.