Moll Dyer Weekend
'Spirits for Spirits' Cocktail Contest
Celebrate Leonardtown’s most mysterious madame while trying some potent potables!
Restaurants and bars in Leonardtown have concocted original cocktails to celebrate the Legend of Moll Dyer, Leonardtown, the metaphysical, or Moll Dyer’s theme “Be Kind”. You are the judge this year! Judging is based on the following categories: Best Overall, Taster’s Choice and Most Creative
Vote for your favorite at the 2026 Moll Dyer Cocktail Contest Voting Form!
Here are this year's cocktails:
Hex of 1697
Brüdergarten
Created by Amy Cope
This cocktail combines citron vodka, triple sec, blue curacao, and cranberry juice with a splash of ginger beer.
Hex of 1697 is a witchy, makeshift mule with a vivid violet hue and sharp ginger bite that lingers. Named for Moll Dyer, the Maryland woman accused of witchcraft in 1697, it reflects warmth meeting cold and folklore meeting history. This cocktail combines citron vodka, triple sec, blue curacao, and cranberry juice with a splash of ginger beer.
Icy Imprint
The Rex
Created by Krista Hölsö
Ingredients: lemonade, triple sec, splash of blue curaçao, infused with purple punch wine cocktail. Tastes like blue Gatorade!
Icy imprint is a cocktail inspired by the elements that Moll Dyer endured during her faithful night in Leonardtown That ultimately brought her to her demise.
Honey Hug
Rucci's Italian Kitchen & Grille
Created by Mason Messick & Lucy Stillwell
Ingredients: Angel’s Envy Bourbon, Honey Syrup, Lemon Juice, Orange Bitters
Inspired by the legend of Moll Dyer, the Leonardtown outcast who sought warmth when her town turned her away. Angel’s Envy bourbon brings quiet heat, honey syrup offers the comfort she was denied, and lemon adds a sharp edge of bitterness. Finished with orange bitters and served over a king’s cube, this cocktail is warm, haunting, and lingers long after the last sip.
Molly's Bad Apple
IL Piccolo Morso
Created by Luis Estebanes
It is sweet, tart and hauntingly smooth, just like the legend.
Inspired by the bittersweet history of St. Mary’s legendary Moll Dyer, “Molly’s Bad Apple” includes crisp crown royal apple providing a sharp forbidden sip, softened by a velvety foam of egg white. A deep infusion of grenadine bleeds through the glass, mirroring the cold winter when Moll Dyer vanished.
Fire & Ice
The Front Porch
Created by Jordan Walker
We are going for a balance of sweet and smokey with this cocktail that features Hendrick’s Gin, Lemon, Crème de Violette, Triple Sec, Scotch, and Icewine
We were inspired by the resilience of the grapes used to make Icewine in which they endure such harsh winter growing conditions that they actually freeze before they are pressed to create a sweet and fruit-forward flavored wine. Much like Moll Dyer, who showed great strength and resilience when the residents of Leonardtown tried to burn her for supposedly practicing witchcraft. She escaped her burning home into the cold night where she would ultimately succumb to the frigid temperatures, but was sure to leave a lasting mark on the town for decades to come.
Frozen Curse
Port of Leonardtown Winery
Created by Lauren Zimmerman
A fruity red wine slushie infused with dark cherry, blackberry, and pomegranate juice
You can vote for your favorites at the 2026 Moll Dyer Cocktail Contest Voting Form!
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