Add a festive spin on this classic nightcap with a recipe from Christines_bar on TikTok. Just combine vodka, peppermint schnapps, coffee liqueur, and cream, pour over ice, and stir.

Crush one candy cane into small pieces and put on plate. Rim a martini glass or small cocktail glass with a small amount of Karo syrup, then dip the rim into the candy cane pieces.

Doscher’s candy canes give the March First schnapps a genuine peppermint candy cane flavor, Engel said. “It’s 100 proof but very smooth and approachable,” he said.

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Carefully layer equal parts of the creme de menthe, then the peppermint schnapps. Don’t worry if the schnapps and creme de menthe blend together. Garnish it with crushed candy canes.

Well, yes and no. Schnaps has earned a reputation in the UK as the drink of the young and impressionable who don’t like the taste of alcohol. But the real stuff is a whole different kettle of booze.