#digestif

#digestif

Brooklyn-based amaro producer Faccia Brutto Spirits teamed up with the 139-year-old restaurant to launch a German-style herbal liqueur that will be available at the restaurant, online, and in select New York City bottle shops. Peter Luger partnered with the local distillery to create the bittersweet liqueur to celebrate the restaurant's heritage and offer a one-of-a-kind digestif that's the perfect cap to a hearty meal of steakhouse classics.

Stroll into nearly any Italian restaurant in the country and you'll likely get a glimpse at a row of oddly shaped bottles sitting in the oft-forgotten back bar. Those bottles contain grappa, a spirited sip most often enjoyed after a lengthy dinner when belts start feeling tight, when diners recline in their seats taking lazy last bites of half-eaten desserts.

But wine (a light, acidic red or a fruity, crisp white) only pairs well with the flavors of Thanksgiving, it doesn't address the physical trial of feasting that the holiday entails. The biggest meal of the year calls for a more strategic beverage choice, but unfortunately, Americans are unaccustomed to drinking the kinds of drinks that might ward off post-meal lethargy.