(Mixologist Niles Peacock with his creations: Cherry Milk, Mexican Eggnog and Twisted Lime Martini)

The Platinum Hotel and Spa’s Stir Lounge is classy, modern and refined — and since there’s no gaming inside The Platinum, there’s less chance of you getting wrecked and blowing your rent on blackjack.

And thanks to Niles Peacock, you’ll have plenty of reasons to get drunk at Stir (or upstairs on the fifth-floor restaurant lounge). The hotel’s inventive mixologist keeps coming up with creative cocktails to keep patrons coming back for more.

His latest batch of specialty drinks includes Mexican Eggnog (a rich, spicy combo of Pink Vodka, horchata, grenadine and Tabasco), Cherry Milk (Three Olives cherry vodka, vanilla cello, cream and cherry juice garnished with a Maraschino cherry) and the Twisted Lime Martini (lime and lemongrass cellos mixed with Hendrick’s and Baffert’s mint gins). Click for more words and pictures »

By Pj Perez