The Spiced Pear Spritz is a fragrant winter refresher made with pear vodka, falernum liqueur, Peychaud’s bitters, sparkling wine, and club soda. Developed by cocktail and spirits writer M.

Vodka is a traditional Russian spirit that is meant to be on the neutral side and can be made from just about anything. Some popular bases are wheat, sugar beets, and potatoes, and can get as whacky ...

The clean flavor of vodka lets the spiciness of the ginger simple syrup and the tartness of the lemon shine through. And a dash of Angostura bitters adds depth to round it out. The perfect pick-me-up.