Cocktail: The Bourbon Pecan @ The Polo Lounge

The Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel is a class act. Its dapper bartenders are accommodating and professional and its classic, masculine bar is one of the best hideaways in town — especially if you’ve got money in your wallet and a mind for luxury. Each holiday season, the bar introduces a variety of festive holiday cocktails, of which the Bourbon Pecan is one. Creamy and subtlety sweet with a nutty finish, the drink pauses on the palate with ease before the bourbon burns its way down the back of the throat, heating the stomach admirably.

Bourbon Pecan by Anthony Santiago

1/2 ounce Kahlua coffee liqueur

1 ounce Maker’s Mark bourbon

1/2 ounce Cointreau Noir (orange-infused cognac)

2 ounces praline pecan liqueur

Pinch of brown sugar

Half-and-half

Orange wedge, for garnish

Pour all liquid ingredients in order — as listed above — over ice into an Old-Fashioned or rocks glass, topping with the half-and-half. Garnish with a quarter-wedge of orange.

The Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel, 9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills. (310) 887-2777; www.beverlyhillshotel.com

— Jessica Gelt