Bartender Aaron Delsesto with The Maiden’s Kiss.

The East End
244 Wickenden Street
Providence, RI

The East End in Providence offers a whiskey bar and bistro experience, known regionally for its culinary offerings, unparalleled service and a robust cocktail program complemented by hundreds of rare and special whiskeys behind the bar. With Chef Joshua Davis and General Manager Hannah Weaver, guests enjoy both the restaurant and bar program, with a particular focus on whiskey and innovative cocktails. Boards, a raw bar, bites, burgers and entrees accompany a 20-page spirits menu that can accommodate any novice or expert through a sipping extravaganza of local and global selections. The month’s featured cocktail recipe, The Maiden’s Kiss, was created by Bartender Aaron Delsesto as a showcase of flavors from the bar’s extensive spirits offerings.

Bartender: Aaron Delsesto

Cocktail: The Maiden’s Kiss

Ingredients:
» 1.5 oz. WhistlePig 6 Year Piggyback Rye
» 1.5 oz. Croft Tawny Port
» .5 oz. St. George Spiced Pear Liqueur
» .5 oz. cinnamon simple syrup
» 25 oz. St. Agrestis Amaro
» .125 oz. citric acid solution
» Orange peel

Bartender Aaron Delsesto with The Maiden’s Kiss.

Method: Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir until the side of the mixing glass is cold. Strain into a crystal glass or whichever glass you own that makes you feel rich. Express an orange peel over top for oils and then discard.

“I was looking to create a stirred rye drink that sips more like a glass of juicy mulled wine,” said Bartender Aaron Delsesto, who crafted the drink. “St. Agrestis has a really fun and interesting amaro that adds a punch of clove, allspice and cinnamon, whereas the port wine gives the drink its rich ruby color and juiciness. The Maiden’s Kiss is named after a deadly kissing game from the book series ‘The Wheel of Time.’”