The Veiled Insult

Melissa Hayes came up with this drink when two of her bartender friends asked for a "dealer's choice" drink at a bar and felt slighted by getting the commonplace Blood and Sand (Scotch, vermouth, cherry liqueur and orange juice). She created this variation in their honor, replacing the Scotch with the herbal liqueur Bénédictine. Slideshow:  Reinvented Classic Cocktails