Since I'm headed out to Las Vegas today to party with the guys from Jim Beam while they free-pour gallons of their new black cherry flavored bourbon, Red Stag... trying to make my liver hate me more than it already does... I figured it would only be fitting to throw a few cocktail recipes your way.

Red Stag is definitely a different bourbon. It's made by taking some of Jim Beam's 80-proof four-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and infusing it with natural black cherry flavors. Think Cherry Dr. Pepper that can put you on your ass. (Which, by the way, it mixes very well with, because I've tried it.)

Besides working well with soft drinks, it's also great in mixed drinks. So to get your fall season kicked off right, here are a few new drinks to try, along with some black cherry-infused classics.

For more, head over to www.theredstag.com

Red Stag Tea
1 1/2 Red Stag
1/2 part DeKuyper Triple Sec
1/2 part Fresh Lemon Sour
3 parts Iced Tea (POM Wonderful Tea)
When making by the glass use ounces in place of parts, if by the pitcher use cups as the measurement (1 part = 1 cup). Place all ingredients in pitcher and fill with ice. Add sliced oranges and lemons then stir to combine. To serve pour into a tall ice filled glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Red Manhattan
2 oz Red Stag
1/2 oz dry vermouth
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
Prepare in a shaker over ice. Strain into a martini glass with a long stem. Garnish with a cherry.

Orange Cherry Blossom
1 1/2 oz Red Stag
3/4 oz DeKuyper Triple Sec
Fill with Orange juice
Build cocktail over ice in a highball glass, stir.
Garnish with a half moon orange slice.

Sloe Stag
1 1/2 oz Red Stag
1/2 oz DeKuyper Sloe gin
1 1/2 oz Fresh Lemon Sour
Build over ice in a double Old Fashioned glass.
Garnish with an orange slice.

Brass Buck
1 1/2 oz Red Stag
2 oz ginger ale
Lime wedge
Fill highball glass 3/4s full with ice. Pour in Red Stag and ginger ale. Garnish with lime.