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december 2016 / the tasting panel / 89 Katie Cruz, Tacos + Beer; Jessica Westergom, Sand Dollar; Melissa Ayres, Blind Pig; and Emily Yett, Herbs and Rye, competed at Intrigue Nightclub inside the Wynn Las Vegas. Jack Daniel's Brand Ambassador Eric "ET" Tecosky; Xania Woodman, Vegas Seven, served as judges for the cocktail competition; and Andrew Pollard, Breakthru Beverage Nevada. Wynn Las Vegas Property Mixologist Damian Cross served up a Rosemary's Gentleman, featuring Gentleman Jack, apricot liqueur and rosemary, shaken and topped with cinnamon sugar. PHOTO: KARL LARSON PHOTO: KARL LARSON PHOTO: KARL LARSON PHOTO: KARL LARSON Jessica Westergom, Lead Bartender, Sand Dollar Lounge, won the ladies-only competition for a spot in Jack's Black Book, Volume 2 at Intrigue Nightclub Las Vegas, with her cocktail Off to Auntie's House We Go. Off to Auntie's House We Go by Jessica Westergom, Lead Bartender, Sand Dollar Lounge "Every time I taste Jack Daniel's I think of peanuts and fall, when we'd go apple-picking back home in Pennsylvania," said Jessica Westergom, Lead Bartender, Sand Dollar Lounge, speaking on the inspiration for her cocktail. ◗ 1½ oz. Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Select ◗ 1 oz. St. George Spiced Pear Liqueur ◗ 1 oz. Martinelli's Apple Cider ◗ ¼ oz. fresh lemon juice ◗ ¼ oz. housemade allspice syrup (cinnamon, all- spice berries, star anise, black pepper, cardamom and cloves steeped in 1:1 simple syrup) ◗ 1 barspoon pure unsweetened apple butter Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake and double-strain into a chilled six-ounce goblet glass rimmed with caramel sauce and dipped in crushed salted peanuts.