Here is a nice little fall cocktail featuring Tito's Vodka that was featured on their blog this week. I know that vodka is not the first spirit that comes to mind when you think of "winter cocktails"... but if you're thinking of vodka and need a winter cocktail, have I got a deal for you:

Père Noël
1.5 oz Tito's
1.5 oz Mathilde Pear Liqueur
.5 oz fresh-squeezed lemon juice
Barspoon St. Elizabeth's Allspice Dram
Shake vigorously with ice to chill; strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a slice of pear.

For the uninitiated, the Père Noël cocktail is a play on words. Père Noël is the French name for Father Christmas, or what we called Santa Claus at my house even though we were technically Jewish and shouldn't have been expecting some fat bastard in red to come popping down the chimney bearing gifts and in search of cookies. Père Noël is pronounced like Pear Noel and so that is why I called the cocktail by this name. Perhaps a cocktail name that needs to be explained should be named something else. You be the judge.

This cocktail video was filmed in my kitchen. Note the lovely mid-century suburban fixtures, such as faux knotty pine cabinets. Video highlights include:
Jigger the dog poking his head in the background, which is covered in a big ass cone due to a recent surgery, somewhere around the 1:25 mark ( you can see a glimpse of tail around 1:31); and around the 1:38 mark you can see my own Father Christmas belly shaking like a blubber whale while I cut that pear. I need to hit the gym.