Establishment: The Vault at Bambara —202 S. Main St., SLC
Bartender: Nick Murphy
Cocktail Name: Pear of Amigos
“Salt Lake is a little hesitant on booze-forward cocktails,” Nick Murphy says, “so I try to make something that’s a little more boozy, but not just a punch in the mouth.” Working in the bar at the Kimpton Monaco means that he needs to straddle two worlds—locals and visitors. Nick works to marry the sophistication that his globe-trotting customers expect with Utah’s local ingredients.
He loves the interaction he gets with all kinds of people. “Everyone has an amazing story. Once you get past the initial icebreaker, most times they open up.”
Photography by Natalie Simpson, Beehive Photography.
His cocktail is squarely aimed at the fall weather he enjoys as an outdoor guy. With ginger and cinnamon bark to evoke the changing seasons and whiskey and reposado to warm you up, the Pear of Amigos is a campfire cocktail that works well served up in one of Salt Lake’s swankiest hotels.
Pear of Amigos
1.5 oz Elijah Craig
.5 oz Casamigos Reposado
.25 oz spiced pear
.25 oz Domaine De Canton
.25 oz lemon
.5 oz cinnamon bark syrup
Garnish with toasted cinnamon sticks.
Explore the cocktail trail and vote for your favorite cocktail in the 2025 Salt Lake Magazine Farm-To-Glass Cocktail Contest.
About the 2025 Salt Lake Magazine Farm-To-Glass Cocktail Contest
23 bars from across the state present delicious cocktail creations and compete for the best in Utah. This year’s contest cocktails shine with all Utah has to offer, embodying the farm-to-glass ethos by incorporating the bountiful range of Utah’s native herbs, homegrown produce and locally distilled spirits. Celebrate the bartenders’ hard work throughout from Sept. 1–Oct. 1 by visiting participating bars, trying their unique cocktail concoctions and voting for your favorite on saltlakemagazine.com.
