Hot Cocktails Take Center Stage During Hudson Valley Restaurant Week

DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW) started Monday, Nov. 2 (and goes through Sunday, Nov. l5) and while food usually takes center stage, there are also a host of cocktails that deserve your attention.

Beacon gets a shout out in the cocktail prepared by Ralph and Dave's in Verplank.
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Daryl's House in Pawling is one of 32 restaurants participating in Hudson Valley Restaurant Week.
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Jeanne Muchnick

11/05/2015 7:00 a.m.

There are 32 Dutchess eateries participating in HVRW; go here for full list.

HRVW includes a special three-course lunch ($20.95) and dinner menu ($29.95), not including beverage, tax or gratuity.

Below is one of the specially crafted libations being masterfully mixed by the folks at Daryl's House in Pawling.

Smokey Manhattan, Daryl's House, Pawling

2oz Black Dirt Distillery Bourbon
1oz sweet vermouth
A dash of Angostura Bitters
A dash of maple syrup
Add smoke from hickory wood

Mix together and serve neat in a smoky snifter.

And though the one below isn't in Dutchess, its nod to Beacon is worth a mention.

The Newburgh Beacon Bridge, Ralph and Dave's, Verplank

This drink is a spin on the classic boilermaker using Hudson Valley beer served at Ralph and Dave's with Newburgh Brewing Company and Beacon American Whiskey from Denning's Point Distillery in Beacon.

In a pint glass fill 3/4 way with Newburgh Brewing Company's Checkpoint Charlie Berliner Weiss. Pour 1.5 ounce of Beacon seven-year American Whiskey into a shot glass. Drop shot glass into beer and slam it.

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