New Year, new developments! This month’s Cocktails We Crave column is especially exciting. Not only do we have a cool concoction to share, but it also hails from a delectable development at one of our most celebrated inns – the luxurious L’Auberge Provencale Bed and Breakfast in White Post, VA.

Le Bar

To view a copy of the enticing new bar menu, click here. And to prepare yourself for the experience to come, check out this recipe for one of the sumptuous signature cocktails – the fabulous “Kentucky Fruit Bread.”

Kentucky Fruit Bread

Ingredients:
1.5 oz of Bernheim Wheat Whiskey
.5 oz. Simple Syrup
2 Strawberries
.25 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
2 dashes Bittermens Orange Bitters
Fever Tree Ginger Beer

Directions:
Muddle strawberries with all ingredients except ginger beer. Shake vigorously with ice, strain into Collins glass with ice. Top with ginger beer and a strawberry on the rim.