We’ve been lucky enough to partner with Maverick Texas Brasserie for years on the Kinsman Brandy Alexander Tour. This food-lover’s destination in Southtown always brings its best to the tour, and this year is no exception.

Barkeep Brittany Hernandez has a knack for coming up with exceptional cocktails. And while it’d be difficult to imagine a cocktail creamier than her last year’s Matcha Me Crazy, the cocktail she created this year gives it a run for its creaminess.

Brittany also has a knack for creativity…in both the cocktail build and name. This year’s You Can’t Catch Me is inspired by the old folktale The Gingerbread Man. Brittany loves all things gingerbread and even makes Star Wars shaped gingerbread every year to give out to family and friends. None of us here at Dorćol have gotten any, but whatever…we’re not mad.

As for the cocktail, the San Antonio native (a Churchill Charger… for the SA crowd keeping score) infused Kinsman Rakia with cinnamon, ginger, clove, anise, and fresh orange zest. The infusion alone is enough to bring me back for more, but she didn’t stop there. Brittany goes to combine the house-infused Kinsman with the more traditional crème de cacao and tops it all off with a house-made molasses cream hand whipped right before your eyes and slowly poured over the cocktail, which is resting in a rocks glass on top of a large format ice cube. The “cherry on top” is freshly-grated nutmeg and a single star anise pod.

Somehow the cocktail is even more delicious than it sounds or looks, which is no small feat considering how it presents. Just look at it! If that doesn’t scream drink me, I don’t know what does.

Head over to Maverick Texas Brasserie now through NYE and savor every sip of this silky smooth take on the classic Brandy Alexander.

You Can’t Catch Me.

1.5 oz Infused Kinsman Rakia
1 oz. Tempit Fugit Crème de Cacao
1 oz. Molasses
3 oz. Heavy Cream

Instructions. Combine ingredients in a tin with ice and shake. Strain into a rocks glass over a large format ice cube. Top it off with a combo of 1 oz. molasses added to heavy whipping cream (3oz.) combined and shaken vigorously in a tin.

Garnish. Freshly grated nutmeg and star anise.