6 Fall Cocktails to Warm Your Spirits
A new season is officially upon us, meaning it’s time to swap tropical flavors and replace them with warm and cozy cocktails.
This time of year invites us to embrace warm spices and rich flavors. These six cocktails will not only be the perfect opportunity to showcase seasonal ingredients but also allow for the opportunity to get creative and add your twist to personalize them. Whether you’re aiming to refresh a bar menu or want to elevate your cocktail-making skills, allow one of these cocktails to be your inspiration for something new.
Here are six cocktails to get you in the fall spirit.
If you’re new to the world of bourbon, here is the perfect thing to wet your whistle. The Campfire Old Fashioned has notes of maple, pecan, and coffee and is garnished with an orange peel to add a pop of brightness.
Campfire Old Fashioned
Ingredients
2 parts Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon
0.25 part Maple Syrup
2 dashes Coffee Pecan Bitters
2 dashes Black Walnut Bitters
Garnish with Orange Peel
Preparation
Add Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon, maple and bitters to mixing glass over ice.
Stir for 30 seconds until cold.
Strain liquid over fresh ice into rocks glass and garnish with orange peel.
This cocktail highlights seasonal favorites like apple cider, cinnamon, and ginger. It’s a great take on a classic margarita. Tequila can be enjoyed all year round, depending on what it’s mixed with.
All Falls Down
by Jon Basil
Ingredients
2 oz. Jon Basil Reposado
1 oz. Apple Cider Juice
.50 oz. Lemon Juice
1/4″ Knob of Ginger
.25 oz. Agave
Pinch of Cinnamon
Preparation
In a mixing tin add ginger.
Muddle.
Add remaining ingredients.
Ice, Shake, Strain into iced Rocks Glass.
Garnish: 3 Apple Slices.
If you aren’t ready to say farewell to summer, this fruity and herbaceous recipe is for you. Its sweetness from the simple syrup is balanced with the tartness from the fresh lemon juice
making it a refreshing cocktail that doesn’t lean too heavily on summer flavors.
Graveyard Smash
Ingredients
2 oz. Empress 1908 Cucumber Lemon Gin
3/4 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
3/4 oz. Simple Syrup
4 Mint Leaves
3 Cantaloupe Cubes
Preparation
In a shaker tin, muddle cantaloupe cubes with the liquid ingredients.
Add mint leaves and lightly press to express oils.
Shake over ice and strain over crushed ice.
Garnish with mint sprig and cantaloupe balls.
No fall cocktail list would be complete without a little pumpkin. While the earthy sweetness from pumpkin might not be for everyone, giving this twist on an espresso martini a try is worth it. It takes the fan-favorite pumpkin spiced latte flavor and adds a boozy touch.
Preparation
Combine ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 7 -1 0 seconds.
Strain up into a chilled martini glass and garnish half of the cocktail with pumpkin spice and espresso powder.
*Pumpkin Allspice Syrup
Ingredients
2 cups of water
1 tbsp pumpkin spice
1:1 sugar
Preparation
Boil 2 cups of water with 1 tbsp pumpkin spice on high for 5 – 7 minutes.
Watch for any boil-up or overflow and stir while boiling.
Reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes and remove from the stovetop.
In a jar or bowl, measure out the reduced liquid, it will be less than 2 cups because of evaporation during the boiling process, then measure out the same quantity in sugar for a 1:1 ratio and add the sugar to the pumpkin spice liquid.
Mix until dissolved and keep in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.
**Coffee concentrate
Ingredients
1 cup cold brew
1 tbsp instant espresso powder
Preparation
For best “at-home” version: Mix 1 cup of cold brew or store purchased iced coffee and mix with 1 tbsp instant espresso powder.
The beloved Negroni gets a makeover with this recipe. It’s a beautiful blend of herbal and spiced notes accompanied by bitterness from the Campari. Visually appealing from the outside, it captures the flavors of autumn with every sip.
Monkey 47 Pie Spiced Negroni
Ingredients
Monkey 47 Pie Spiced Negroni
1 parts Pumpkin Pie Mulled Wine
¾ parts Campari
Preparation
Build in a glass.
Add ice and stir.
Garnish with an orange twist and a cinnamon stick.
Fruit-forward cocktails can still be offered in the fall, and this one should definitely be on your radar. The rum-based cocktail uses blood orange juice, which is almost in season. It’s perfect for those who want something fruity and refreshing rather than spiced and warm.
Preparation
Add all ingredients to shaker.
Add ice, shake and strain into chilled coupe.
Garnish with orange peel.
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